Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Important
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted RetroBar's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting RetroBar, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."
New features
- Added more settings for notification area icons:
- Added a "remove" behavior setting for notification icons, which allows you to completely remove an icon from the notification area (#338)
- Added an "always hide" behavior setting for notification icons, which will suppress notifications from an icon
- In the "Customize Notifications" window, you may now select which icons will be inverted per the "invert system icons" advanced setting. The window shows icons in their inverted state if selected. (#812)
- Notification area icons can now be optionally inverted on Windows 7 and Windows 8
- Added new advanced options: (#810, thanks @xoascf!)
- Automatic update checks can be disabled
- Added a "do nothing" option for using the middle mouse button on a task
- Badges can now be shown on taskbar icons (#797)
- Support for Basque (euskara) (#802, thanks @erlgr!)
Improvements
- Fixed an error appearing when the "show input language" option is enabled (#758)
- Fixed an issue that could cause the taskbar to get stuck visible while auto-hide is enabled
- Fixed the taskbar being one pixel away from the screen edge with certain scaling settings (#735)
- Fixed the Show Desktop button being difficult to click on the Windows 9x themes (#680)
- Fixed the taskbar scale setting causing an incorrectly sized taskbar when the taskbar is not locked (#806)
- Updated translations:
- Chinese (Traditional) (中文(繁體)) (#788, thanks @karurosuma!)
- German (Deutsch) (#789, thanks @uDEV2019!)
- Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch) (#759, thanks @VoXaN24!)
- Portuguese (português) (#809, thanks @pedro-fixingstuff!)
- Russian (русский) (#763, thanks @aeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiou!)
- Spanish (español) (#807, thanks @xoascf!)