Dock-Style Taskbar - Windhawk Mods

Dock-Style Taskbar – Windhawk Mods

The Dock-Style Taskbar using Windhawk Mods is a modern and elegant way to transform the default Windows taskbar into a clean, macOS-inspired dock experience. This customization is designed for users who love minimal UI, smooth animations, and a distraction-free desktop while still keeping full Windows functionality intact and Its Look Like Dock You have To install Windhawk To use this Dock

Windhawk

21H2 Yes
22H2 Yes
22H3 Yes
24H2 Yes
25H2 Yes

Download & Install windhawk.
install & Open the Windows 11 taskbar Styler mod in Windhawk.
Go to the “Advanced” tab.
Copy the content below to the text box under “Mod settings” and click “Save”.

{
  "controlStyles[0].target": "Grid#RootGrid > Taskbar.TaskbarBackground > Grid",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[0]": "CornerRadius=20",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[1]": "BorderThickness=1",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[2]": "Margin=-20,0,-20,0",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[3]": "BorderBrush=#40FFFFFF",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[4]": "Padding=-1",
  "controlStyles[1].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundStroke",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[0]": "Fill=Transparent",
  "controlStyles[2].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame",
  "controlStyles[2].styles[0]": "Width=Auto",
  "controlStyles[2].styles[1]": "HorizontalAlignment=Center",
  "controlStyles[3].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame > Grid#RootGrid",
  "controlStyles[3].styles[0]": "Visibility=Visible",
  "controlStyles[3].styles[1]": "Margin=0,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[3].styles[2]": "Padding=20,0,20,0",
  "controlStyles[4].target": "Grid#SystemTrayFrameGrid",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[0]": "Margin=0,0,20,0",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=20",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=1,1,0,1",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[3]": "BorderBrush=#66FFFFFF",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[4]": "Padding=10,5,0,5",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[5]": "Background:=<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"5\" TintColor=\"{ThemeResource SystemChromeAltHighColor}\" TintOpacity=\"0.5\" />",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[6]": "Visibility=Visible",
  "controlStyles[5].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame > Grid#RootGrid > Taskbar.TaskbarBackground > Grid > Rectangle#BackgroundFill",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[0]": "Fill:=<WindhawkBlur BlurAmount=\"5\" TintColor=\"#12FFFFFF\"/>",
  "controlStyles[6].target": "Taskbar.TaskListLabeledButtonPanel@RunningIndicatorStates > Border#BackgroundElement",
  "controlStyles[6].styles[1]": "Margin=-1,5.5,1,4",
  "controlStyles[6].styles[2]": "CornerRadius=12",
  "controlStyles[6].styles[3]": "BorderThickness=0,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[6].styles[4]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0.5,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#00000000\" Offset=\"0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#33000000\" Offset=\"1.5\" /></LinearGradientBrush>",
  "controlStyles[7].target": "Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel#ExperienceToggleButtonRootPanel > Border#BackgroundElement",
  "controlStyles[7].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=12",
  "controlStyles[7].styles[2]": "Margin=-1,5.5,2.5,4",
  "controlStyles[7].styles[3]": "BorderThickness=2,1,0.5,2",
  "controlStyles[7].styles[4]": "BorderBrush:=<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint=\"0,0\" EndPoint=\"0.5,1\"><GradientStop Color=\"#00000000\" Offset=\"0\" /><GradientStop Color=\"#33000000\" Offset=\"1.5\" /></LinearGradientBrush>",
  "controlStyles[8].target": "Taskbar.TaskListLabeledButtonPanel@CommonStates > Rectangle#RunningIndicator",
  "controlStyles[8].styles[0]": "Margin=0,0,0,8",
  "controlStyles[9].target": "Border#MultiWindowElement",
  "controlStyles[9].styles[0]": "Height=0"
}

Required Windhawk Mods Taskbar Hight & Icon Size for similar results

To achieve similar results, install and configure the following Windhawk mods in addition to Taskbar Styler

{
  "TaskbarHeight": 65,
  "IconSize": 28,
  "TaskbarButtonWidth": 52,
  "IconSizeSmall": 16,
  "TaskbarButtonWidthSmall": 32
}

Required Windhawk Mos for similar results

Taskbar Dock Animation

If you want to make your Windows 11 or Windows 10 taskbar look modern, minimal, and dock-like without installing heavy third-party software, Dock-Style Taskbar – Windhawk Mods is the perfect solution. It delivers a premium macOS-inspired dock experience while staying true to Windows performance and usability

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