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Actual Multiple Monitors vs Taskbar Groups

Actual Multiple Monitors

actualtools.com

Taskbar Groups

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FigureActual Multiple MonitorsTaskbar Groups
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WindowsYesYes
Plans published21
Spec score · Taskbar Customization Software8.2 (#5)7.8 (#12)
PurposeActual Multiple Monitors enhances the Windows user interface for working with several monitors.Taskbar Groups is a lightweight Windows utility for creating groups of shortcuts in the taskbar.

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Actual Multiple Monitors

  • Single-User License$34.95, paid once
  • Actual Multiple Monitors$34.95, paid once

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Taskbar Groups

  • Taskbar GroupsFree

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Taskbar Groups

Taskbar Groups is a free Windows utility for organizing shortcuts into groups on the taskbar. Groups can contain .exe and .lnk shortcuts, folders, Windows Store apps, and Steam games or software. Users can choose group colors and opacity, pick an icon, edit shortcut names, and set how many shortcuts appear on each row. Optional launch settings include working directories and arguments; Ctrl+Enter can launch all shortcuts in a group, while number keys 1–0 launch shortcuts in positions one through ten. The utility stores group and shortcut icons in each group’s local configuration folder and can regenerate the cache when the group is saved again. A release note lists support for multiple monitors, vertical and top taskbars, and hidden taskbars. Setup involves downloading the latest release ZIP, unpacking it, and running TaskbarGroups.exe. The project is MIT-licensed. Group names are limited to 49 characters and cannot contain special characters; shortcut entry names are limited to 27 characters. A moved shortcut may stop launching until the group is edited again.

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