Alternatives to Actual Transparent Window

TaskbarX

It suits Windows users who want adjustable icon placement, animations, spacing, and taskbar backgrounds.

Deskloom

Deskloom suits Windows users who want to group desktop items and coordinate wallpaper, taskbar styling, widgets, and cursors in scenes.

It suits Minecraft server owners who need configurable permission ranks and group inheritance on Bukkit or Spigot.

SmartTaskbar suits Windows users who want the taskbar to hide automatically when a focused window overlaps it.

It suits Windows 10 or 11 users who want tray-menu or command-line controls for the taskbar, including users of compatible custom status bars.

7+ Taskbar Tweaker

It suits Windows users who want taskbar grouping, sizing, labeling, and other controls unavailable in standard settings.

Taskbar Groups suits Windows users who want taskbar shortcuts organized into customizable groups.

MonitorDock suits Windows 10/11 users managing apps across multiple monitors.

It suits Windows users who want to adjust taskbar, Start menu, window-switching, and related desktop behavior.

It suits Windows users who want a configurable dock for launching apps and managing running applications.

RainbowTaskbar

RainbowTaskbar suits Windows users who want to customize taskbar appearance through web or instruction-based configurations.

RetroBar suits Windows users who want classic taskbar styles, multi-monitor placement, and configurable layout options.

TaskbarDock suits Windows 10 users who want to adjust icon alignment, size, or transparency, including users with multiple monitors.

TaskbarTweak-Win suits Windows 10 or 11 users who want to reposition the taskbar.

Winhance

Winhance suits Windows 10 and Windows 11 users who want centralized cleanup, tuning, and interface changes.

YASB Reborn

YASB Reborn suits Windows power users who want a lightweight, highly configurable, and hackable status bar.