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uBar for Mac

The Dock replacement.

$30.00
In English
3.3
Based on 80 user rates

uBar overview

uBar is the Dock replacement. If you've never really liked the Dock, or have a soft-spot for the Windows Taskbar, uBar is here to save the day. uBar can be configured as a dock or task bar for macOS.

Features
  • Favourites area (including Show Desktop and Trash)
  • Expands up to 5 rows (by dragging the edge)
  • Application Badges are readable unlike the Dock's
  • Customizable uBar menu
  • Activity Mode: hold Ctrl key to show Application CPU and Memory usage
  • Group Windows by Application (Always, Never, Automatic)
  • Light or Dark theme

What’s new in version 4.2.1

Improved:
  • Light or dark themes use appropriate menus regardless of System theme
  • Updated localization for Spanish and Italian
Fixed:
  • Window-closing on Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, and Opera) is detected
  • App-quitting on Catalyst apps (Home, Messages) is detected
  • Untitled System Preference item removed on macOS Monterey 12.0
  • Missing System Preferences icons added on macOS Big Sur 11.0
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uBar for Mac

$30.00
In English
Version 4.2.1

What users say about uBar

ben-marko
By ben-marko on Mar 9 2022 for v.4.2.0

Customer support: 1.0

Great features, I love uBar, it is so useful. It also crashes about 6-10 a day. (UPDATE: Today it crashed a total of 27 times. Why, uBar?!?!?!?!!?) Really irritating. Contacting customer support seems to be a pipe dream, as they don't respond. I really hope they fix it's bugs, it's the only app like it and I would hate to see it go. While it's working.

Other user ratings:

Value | 3.0
Ease of use | 3.0
Features | 5.0
Reliability | 1.0
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What needs improvements

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uBar qualities

Value
1.7
Ease of use
2.7
Features
3.3
Reliability
1.0
Customer support
1.0

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3.3

(122 Reviews of uBar)

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lawand-dot-io
lawand-dot-io
Aug 16 2024
4.2.1
0.0
Aug 16 2024
0.0
Version: 4.2.1
Taskbar is a uBar alternative: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/64686/taskbar
heanzi
heanzi
Aug 29 2023
4.2.1
0.0
Aug 29 2023
0.0
Version: 4.2.1
uBar is beyond repair. Guys, use mac-taskbar.com it is lightweight .. still in development but does not slow down your computer as much.
phpworker
phpworker
Jan 11 2023
4.2.1
0.0
Jan 11 2023
0.0
Version: 4.2.1
after few minutes of clicking here and there i can say the demo works just fine. Only when I move the menubar to the right - then on mouse-over both appear - ubar and dock. Tested on MacOS Ventura.
Panocha
Panocha
Jan 1 2023
4.2.1
1.0
Jan 1 2023
1.0
Version: 4.2.1
Real crap. It's too bad they don't beta test. Crashes every single time I clicked on the far left ubar icon (start menu) Deleted...
ben-marko
ben-marko
Oct 12 2022
4.2.0
4.0
Oct 12 2022
4.0
Version: 4.2.0
An update was pushed yesterday that I hoped would bring stability. But the app crashes even more often than it did before now. I'm at the point now where I hope that another developer makes a similar app since it's obvious that this one isn't going to improve. Shame.
17059
17059
Apr 16 2023
4.2.1
5.0
Apr 16 2023
5.0
Version: 4.2.1
Panocha
Panocha
Jan 1 2023
4.2.1
1.0
Jan 1 2023
1.0
Version: 4.2.1
Tony-7adbc3a0
Tony-7adbc3a0
Jul 15 2022
4.2.0
5.0
Jul 15 2022
5.0
Version: 4.2.0
bickeno101
bickeno101
Feb 24 2021
5.0
Feb 24 2021
5.0
Version: null
david-618
david-618
Feb 10 2021
5.0
Feb 10 2021
5.0
Version: null
yaten2020
yaten2020
Dec 20 2020
1.0
Dec 20 2020
1.0
Version: null
Jlc1978
Jlc1978
Dec 16 2020
1.0
Dec 16 2020
1.0
Version: null
misterjspencer
misterjspencer
Dec 8 2020
3.0
Dec 8 2020
3.0
Version: null
otanabata
otanabata
Aug 2 2020
3.0
Aug 2 2020
3.0
Version: null
Camner
Camner
May 28 2020
3.0
May 28 2020
3.0
Version: null
amporu
amporu
May 13 2020
4.0
May 13 2020
4.0
Version: null
Foulger
Foulger
May 3 2020
4.0
May 3 2020
4.0
Version: null
tgbaola
tgbaola
Apr 21 2020
1.0
Apr 21 2020
1.0
Version: null
surfgasmlisboa
surfgasmlisboa
Feb 26 2020
1.0
Feb 26 2020
1.0
Version: null
stoneab
stoneab
Jan 29 2020
5.0
Jan 29 2020
5.0
Version: null
kaos-3
kaos-3
Dec 10 2019
5.0
Dec 10 2019
5.0
Version: null
JamesHarrisPhoto
JamesHarrisPhoto
Nov 16 2019
1.0
Nov 16 2019
1.0
Version: null
mdekkers
mdekkers
Oct 25 2019
1.0
Oct 25 2019
1.0
Version: null
Zeropoint
Zeropoint
Sep 29 2019
2.0
Sep 29 2019
2.0
Version: null
denniswolsen
denniswolsen
Sep 5 2019
2.0
Sep 5 2019
2.0
Version: null
Iainf
Iainf
Sep 4 2019
1.0
Sep 4 2019
1.0
Version: null
just4review
just4review
Jul 29 2019
2.0
Jul 29 2019
2.0
Version: null
Alexvs
Alexvs
May 13 2019
1.0
May 13 2019
1.0
Version: null
gedeonh@tpg-com-au
gedeonh@tpg-com-au
Apr 25 2019
4.0
Apr 25 2019
4.0
Version: null
Megavolt17
Megavolt17
Dec 16 2018
5.0
Dec 16 2018
5.0
Version: null
peterbreis
peterbreis
Sep 13 2018
0.5
Sep 13 2018
0.5
Version: null
ben-marko
ben-marko
Sep 6 2018
4.0
Sep 6 2018
4.0
Version: null
Shock-J
Shock-J
Jul 20 2018
2.0
Jul 20 2018
2.0
Version: null
chrisspera
chrisspera
Mar 4 2018
2.5
Mar 4 2018
2.5
Version: null
garochristian
garochristian
Nov 18 2017
2.5
Nov 18 2017
2.5
Version: null
WetNet
WetNet
Nov 6 2017
0.5
Nov 6 2017
0.5
Version: null
tbmccormick
tbmccormick
Oct 25 2017
2.0
Oct 25 2017
2.0
Version: null
ich-net
ich-net
Oct 24 2017
4.0
Oct 24 2017
4.0
Version: null
TheTechGuy
TheTechGuy
Oct 20 2017
5.0
Oct 20 2017
5.0
Version: null
mike-310
mike-310
Oct 19 2017
5.0
Oct 19 2017
5.0
Version: null
jameslentini
jameslentini
Oct 3 2017
5.0
Oct 3 2017
5.0
Version: null
Dba
Dba
Sep 19 2017
0.5
Sep 19 2017
0.5
Version: null
roma-4
roma-4
Sep 12 2017
5.0
Sep 12 2017
5.0
Version: null
DIGITALYCHEE
DIGITALYCHEE
Sep 12 2017
5.0
Sep 12 2017
5.0
Version: null
Wchnlcc
Wchnlcc
Apr 24 2016
5.0
Apr 24 2016
5.0
Version: null