MacOS Taskbar Style For Windows 11

macOS Taskbar Style for Windows 11 Using Windhawk

Bring the clean and elegant macOS taskbar style to Windows 11 using Windhawk. This guide shows you how to transform your default Windows 11 taskbar into a macOS-inspired dock-like taskbar with smooth animations, centered icons, transparency effects, and a modern minimal look..

Windhawk

Windows 11 21H2: May work, but not recommended for the best experience
Windows 11 22H2: May work, but compatibility can vary
Windows 11 23H2: Recommended
Windows 11 24H2: Recommended
Windows 11 25H2: YES work, but test carefully after Windows updates

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": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame#TaskbarFrame",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[1]": "HorizontalAlignment=Center",
  "controlStyles[0].styles[2]": "Width=Auto",
  "controlStyles[1].target": "Taskbar.TaskbarFrame#TaskbarFrame > Grid#RootGrid",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[0]": "Padding=6,0,6,0",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[1]": "Margin=10,2,10,3",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[2]": "BorderThickness=2",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[3]": "BorderBrush:=<SolidColorBrush Color=\"{ThemeResource SurfaceStrokeColorDefault}\" Opacity=\".80\" />",
  "controlStyles[2].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundFill",
  "controlStyles[2].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[3].target": "Rectangle#BackgroundStroke",
  "controlStyles[3].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[4].target": "Taskbar.AugmentedEntryPointButton#AugmentedEntryPointButton > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel#ExperienceToggleButtonRootPanel",
  "controlStyles[4].styles[0]": "Margin=0",
  "controlStyles[5].target": "Grid#SystemTrayFrameGrid",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[0]": "Background:=#00000000",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[1]": "CornerRadius=5",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[2]": "BackgroundSizing=InnerBorderEdge",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[3]": "Margin=0,2,0,3",
  "controlStyles[5].styles[4]": "BorderThickness=5",
  "controlStyles[6].target": "SystemTray.ChevronIconView",
  "controlStyles[6].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[7].target": "SystemTray.NotifyIconView#NotifyItemIcon",
  "controlStyles[7].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[8].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton",
  "controlStyles[8].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[9].target": "SystemTray.CopilotIcon",
  "controlStyles[9].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[10].target": "SystemTray.OmniButton#NotificationCenterButton > Grid > ContentPresenter > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > systemtray:IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid",
  "controlStyles[10].styles[0]": "Padding=0,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[11].target": "SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon > Grid#ContainerGrid > ContentPresenter#ContentPresenter > Grid#ContentGrid > SystemTray.TextIconContent > Grid#ContainerGrid",
  "controlStyles[11].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[12].target": "SystemTray.StackListView#IconStack > ItemsPresenter > StackPanel > ContentPresenter > SystemTray.IconView#SystemTrayIcon",
  "controlStyles[12].styles[0]": "Padding=0",
  "controlStyles[13].target": "SystemTray.Stack#ShowDesktopStack",
  "controlStyles[13].styles[0]": "Margin=20,0,0,0",
  "controlStyles[14].target": "Taskbar.Gripper#GripperControl",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[0]": "Width=Auto",
  "controlStyles[14].styles[1]": "MinWidth=24",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[4]": "CornerRadius=15",
  "controlStyles[1].styles[5]": "Background:=<AcrylicBrush TintColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" FallbackColor=\"{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultSolid}\" TintOpacity=\"0\" TintLuminosityOpacity=\".45\" Opacity=\"1\"/>",
  "controlStyles[15].target": "Taskbar.ExperienceToggleButton#LaunchListButton[AutomationProperties.AutomationId=StartButton] > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.AnimatedVisualPlayer#Icon",
  "controlStyles[15].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed",
  "controlStyles[16].target": "Taskbar.ExperienceToggleButton#LaunchListButton[AutomationProperties.AutomationId=StartButton] > Taskbar.TaskListButtonPanel > Border#BackgroundElement",
  "controlStyles[16].styles[0]": "Background:=<ImageBrush Stretch=\"none\" ImageSource=\"https://www.linkvegastheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/apple.png\" />",
  "controlStyles[16].styles[1]": "Margin=-5,-1,0,0",
  "controlStyles[17].target": "TextBlock#DateInnerTextBlock",
  "controlStyles[17].styles[0]": "Visibility=Collapsed"
}

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

{
  "IconSize": 16,
  "TaskbarHeight": 55,
  "TaskbarButtonWidth": 45,
  "IconSizeSmall": 16,
  "TaskbarButtonWidthSmall": 32
}

Required Windhawk Mos for similar results

Taskbar on top for Windows 11

Taskbar Music Lounge

{
  "PanelWidth": 250,
  "PanelHeight": 0,
  "FontSize": 11,
  "OffsetX": 1350,
  "OffsetY": 0,
  "AutoTheme": 1,
  "TextColor": 16777215,
  "BgOpacity": 20
}

If you want, you can download the zip file from below.

Zip File 2kB

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Whether you love macOS design or just want a premium and modern Windows 11 taskbar, this Windhawk customization guide is perfect for you. Ideal for minimal UI lovers, productivity users, and Windows modders looking for a fresh macOS experience on Windows 11

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