uBar

To be honest, I'd never really given a task bar any real thought. Always seemed redundant to me. But, because I like playing with new utilities, I downloaded uBar just to check it out. Actually, I think its quite well done. When I first downloaded it earlier today, I immediately found issues with its implementation of app switching when the app is running w/ no windows open. I contacted the dev, just one a whim, and he responded within a couple of hours. We hashed out the issue, and not long after, there was a new version in my In Box. I loaded it, and while the issue was fixed, it wasn't quite right. I let him know, and within an hour, that was fixed too! There's still some stuff I'd love to see...for instance, the ability to reorder Favorites. And I recognize the inherent limitations of making an app like this (for instance, I doubt MacOS would allow for Notification badges on app icons on the task bar...not the dev's fault). Nevertheless, there's obviously been a great deal of thought and care put into this app, by a dev who seems only to want to make the product better. Well worth a look.

Don't buy it. Really. Leaks memory, consumes all RAM (in my case up to 16GB), dock hiding doesn't work (macOS Dock), NO DEVELOPER RESPONSE TO NUMEROUS REQUESTS AFTER 3 MONTHS.