uBar 4

Switching to Mac

New Mac. Familiar taskbar.

Moving from Windows to macOS means relearning a lot. New shortcuts, new Finder, new everything. The taskbar doesn't have to be on that list. uBar puts a real taskbar on your Mac, so switching feels less like starting over.

The Dock does things differently.

The Dock is beautiful. But if you've spent years with the Windows Taskbar, it can feel like a step backwards in three ways:

Familiarity

The Dock shows apps, not your work. No labels, no window list — finding the right window takes extra clicks.

Customization

You can change the Dock's size and position. And that's about it.

Features

Window previews, per-window switching, multiple monitors — things the Taskbar has done for decades, the Dock still doesn't.

uBar feels like home.

Everything you reach for on the Taskbar is right where you expect it:

A bar on every screen

Show uBar on one monitor or all of them, each with its own bar — just like the Taskbar in Windows.

Any edge you like

Bottom, left, right, or top. Pin uBar wherever it feels natural and make the most of your screen.

Drag and drop

Drop files and folders onto an app in uBar to open them — exactly as you would on the Taskbar.

Window previews

Hover over an app to see previews of its windows before you switch. No more guessing.

And because uBar is a Mac app through and through, it goes far beyond what the Taskbar ever offered — themes, sizes, window grouping, pinning, and more. Make it look like Windows, like macOS, or like nothing you've seen before.

Keep the workflow you know while you learn the Mac you'll love. That's the whole idea.

Frequently asked questions

How does uBar compare to the Lawand Taskbar and the Inndevs Mac Taskbar?

All three put a Windows-style taskbar on the Mac; uBar adds a dock mode, a bar on every monitor and support for macOS 10.13 through Tahoe, and the details are in uBar vs the Lawand Taskbar and uBar vs the Inndevs Mac Taskbar.

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