True Launch Bar
The facts below are what the maker publishes about True Launch Bar, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From True Launch Bar's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| True Launch Bar | Free | Freeware; Windows 8/10/11 64-bit; version 8.0 |
| True Launch Bar 8.0 freeware | Free | Windows 8/10/11 64-bit · 11 MB installer |
| Legacy registration | $19.90, paid once | 30-day fully functional trial before registration · one-time registration; valid for all future releases |
The facts
Each one read from True Launch Bar's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API and SDK
- A public GitHub Plugins Development Kit provides low-level TLBPDK and C++ wrapper libraries plus optional Cairo, HTTP reader, image, skin and UI libraries.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Auto-sensing toolbar
- Toolbar contents can switch automatically according to the active application and configured workspace.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Backup and restore
- Toolbars containing shortcuts, menus and plugins can be backed up to a file and restored on another computer.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The vendor lists Windows 8, 10, and 11 64-bit as the system requirements for the current download.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can apply skins and customize toolbar buttons, menu items, colors, and tooltips.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Custom menus
- It can group shortcuts in popup menus, submenus, and folders, and show file thumbnails and recent documents.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Development
- The maker says development will continue but less actively, with bug fixes and possibly new features.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Official help consists of a FAQ, user forum and email support, with the support page stating typical replies within 48 hours.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Drag and drop
- Shortcuts can be added by dragging with either mouse button, with right-drag exposing an action menu.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hotkeys
- Menus and shortcuts can be assigned keyboard hotkeys through the hotkey manager.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hover launching
- The product can launch a shortcut when the pointer rests over it for a configurable delay, without clicking.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The feature list names integration with StartKiller, which can open a True Launch Bar menu in place of the Start menu.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The official home page identifies version 8.0 as the stable release dated December 1, 2022.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License limits
- The license terms describe personal, home, business, and corporate license scopes, including use on one, four, forty, or unlimited company computers respectively.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Limit: aging release cadence
- The official history page lists version 8.0 in December 2022 as the latest major release, with earlier 2021 and 2019 updates.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Softpedia usability
- Softpedia said the many options are not especially intuitive and require time to learn.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable news
- Version 8.0 was announced as freeware on December 1, 2022.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Plugin integrations
- The Media Control plugin supports AIMP3, Foobar2000, iTunes and J.River Media Center through separate player support files.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- The vendor lists dozens of plugins including mail monitoring, weather, news, media control, system monitoring, clipboard management and virtual desktops.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Popup menus
- Users can group shortcuts into nested popup menus to save taskbar space.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: CHIP editorial
- CHIP highlighted extensive customization, drag-and-drop, image previews, a hotkey manager and free downloadable plugins and skins.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: Softpedia evaluation
- Softpedia reported smooth operation, low CPU and RAM use, multi-monitor support, skins, auto-sensing, plugins and portable use.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: Software Informer user
- One reviewer praised its low resource use, native Quick Launch integration, shortcut organization and configurability.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Limit: platform scope
- Software Informer lists Windows support and explicitly shows no Mac version.checked 15 Oct 2026
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