A native status bar for Windows 11 written in C# (.NET) with love ❤️. Utilizes the WPF technology and native interop to provide a rich set of functionalities which can be consumed through widgets. You can write your own widgets utilizing the functions and events provided throug the API to spare yourself from reinventing the wheel everytime. Or you can even leverage the C# standard library and build features from scratch. Everything is configurable: The layout, dimensions, positions and colors are fully customizable. dive in?
This project was NOT vibecoded.
Sources and inspirations:
- Native (WPF), lightweight and less resource intensive
- Widget support
currently available widgets:
- GlazeWM workspaces ?
- Komorebi workspaces ?
- AviyalWM workspaces ?
- Tray icons
- Live running apps (+ pin favourites) ?
- Buttons (Start, Action Center)
- Toggle native taskbar
- Performance counters (CPU, Memory, Network)
- Audio visualizer
- Media playback information
- Network Manager (open actions center)
- Hide the default windows taskbar
- Animated Wallpaper changer ?
Autumn (WidgetPack: Plain1)
Nostalgia (WidgetPack: Windows98)
Download the latest release from here
- Windows 11 build 26100+
- .NET 9 Desktop Runtime (if you aren't running the self-contained version), download and install it from here
- JetBrains Mono Font
Read the docs here.
PS: docs currently under construction and therefore incomplete
- Download and Install .NET 9 SDK
git clone https://github.com/TheAjaykrishnanR/sambarcd Srcdotnet build
cd Srcdotnet publish -r win-x64 -p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained -c Release
You can find the executable at bin\Release\net*\win-x64\publish
Sambar wouldnt have been possible without the existence of all the libraries it depends on. Thanks to :
NAudioNewtonsoft.JsonScottPlotSkiaSharp
PRs welcome !