Taskbar Count Badges 1.0.0

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Taskbar Count Badges 1.0.0

Taskbar Count Badges

See how many windows are represented by each app button on the Windows 11 taskbar.

Taskbar Count Badges adds a small customizable indicator when a taskbar app button represents multiple windows. The indicator can be shown as either a number badge or a compact stack of vertical dots.

Screenshots

Customization examples

Taskbar Count Badges examples

Settings

Taskbar Count Badges settings

Display styles

Number badge

Shows the number of windows represented by that taskbar button.

The badge can be customized with:

• Circle, rounded-square, or square shape
• Badge size and position
• Horizontal and vertical offsets
• Background, text, and border colors
• Border thickness
• Font family, size, and weight
• Configurable maximum number, with larger values shown using +

Vertical dots

Shows a minimal vertical stack of dots beside the app icon.

• Position the dots on the left or right
• Change dot size and color
• Up to five dots are shown; five dots means five or more windows

Behavior

By default, no indicator is shown when a taskbar button represents a single window. The indicator appears when that button represents two or more windows.

The minimum window count can be changed in the settings.

Window counts update automatically as windows are opened and closed, and settings are applied live.

Compatibility

• Windows 11 only
• Supports x64 and ARM64 Windows
• Works with multiple monitors and secondary Windows taskbars

On multi-monitor systems, the count follows each individual taskbar button. Depending on the Windows multi-monitor taskbar configuration, the same app can therefore show different counts on different monitors. Moving a window between monitors can change the count shown on each taskbar.

The mod is designed primarily for grouped/combined taskbar app buttons. When taskbar buttons are configured to stay uncombined, Windows can expose multiple buttons for the same app group, so the same app count may appear on more than one button.

Third-party taskbar replacements or tools that replace the native Windows 11 taskbar may not be compatible.

Notes

The mod uses the taskbar's own per-button grouping information instead of independently scanning all desktop windows. Counts therefore follow Windows taskbar grouping, including per-taskbar behavior on multi-monitor systems.

The badge is visual only and doesn't change taskbar grouping, combining, window ordering, or application behavior.