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1.0.2 · TEST BUILDHarbor DockYour Windows taskbar,
HARBOR
DOCK
DOCKHarbor DockYour Windows taskbar,
reimagined.
A real taskbar replacement for Windows 11 with smooth magnification, live previews, search, a contextual menu bar and fourteen complete desktop themes.
FreeHarbor Basic$6.99Pro · one time14 daysPro trial
Not a browser concept.
A working Windows shell experience.
Harbor hides the Windows taskbar, reserves desktop space and tracks real application windows through Win32 shell hooks. If Harbor quits or crashes, its watchdog restores the taskbar.
- 60 fps
- Magnification loop
- 0%
- CPU while idle
- 14
- Icon sets
- 1.0.2
- Test build
DOWNLOADS & RELEASE NOTES
Choose your Harbor.
1.0.2 is an ASUS recovery test. The stable channel stays separate.
Harbor Dock 1.0.2
Download 1.0.2 safe-mode test (.exe)Unsigned test installer: Windows may show an unknown-publisher warning. ASUS/NVIDIA flickering and crashes are not yet confirmed fixed. Keep this separate from stable.
Start with safe mode
Quit Harbor Dock, including the Store edition. Download and open the EXE; install over the direct-install edition without uninstalling. The installer launches in safe mode. Later, use Start → Harbor Dock Tools → Harbor Dock (Safe mode). The regular shortcut starts normal mode. No GitHub account is needed.
What changed in 1.0.2
- Safe mode uses software rendering and retains the Windows taskbar. Shell reservation, menu bar, gem overlays and wallpaper changes are disabled for this session.
- AppBar notifications are coalesced; repeated identical shell reservations are skipped. Duplicate instances are rejected before shell changes. Crash/freeze recovery no longer automatically relaunches the app.
- Settings → About → Bug reports exports a local ZIP with a unique HD report ID, OS/runtime, mode flags and redacted logs. Complete REPRODUCTION.txt, review the archive and share manually with sales@99solutions.ma. No automatic uploads.
Stable and beta update feeds remain unchanged. This unsigned test is a manual download; it is not offered through automatic updates.
Known issues & testing
39 core checks, Windows report-export privacy checks, signed-feed interoperability, Release build and installer compilation pass CI. ASUS hardware acceptance and an installed upgrade/restart test are still pending. Please report whether safe mode works, your GPU/driver, display setup and reproduction steps. The app interface is English. Report IDs support manual follow-up; no remote ticket server is connected.
SHA-256 · verified against the hosted installer
65226efdc62dbe9fd1eec29a7a1703e7fe1addbc0b728d30ee12162ec70a4108Earlier test 1.0.1 — ASUS issue reportedDownload SHA-256 checksum01 / THE REAL APPLICATION
Taskbar, reimagined
A full Windows desktop with Harbor’s menu bar, magnifying dock and live running indicators.
Screenshots show the application’s English interface.01 / 07
THE HARBOR IDENTITY
A world in motion.
The lighthouse, the wave and your apps: explore the visual world of Harbor Dock.
02 / WHAT HARBOR ACTUALLY DOESThe dock is only
The dock is only
the beginning.
Every feature below is represented in the Harbor source and release materials—not a speculative roadmap.
Smooth magnification
A 60 fps magnification loop expands the icons nearest your pointer and idles at 0% CPU.
Real task management
Pinned and unpinned running apps, grouped windows, attention bounces and Keep in Dock.
Live window previews
DWM thumbnails appear on hover; switch to a window or close it directly from the preview.
Applications grid
A full-screen Launchpad discovers Start Menu and Store apps, filters as you type and pins with a right-click.
Harbor Search
Search apps, indexed files, calculations and the web from the dock or a global shortcut.
Contextual menu bar
Active app, window actions, Now Playing, keyboard language, battery, network, volume and time.
14 visual worlds
Hand-made icon sets with matching daypart wallpaper and lock-screen scenes.
Windows-native behavior
Reserved screen space, full-screen detection, auto-hide, multi-monitor choice and taskbar restoration.
Launch. Switch. Find.
Stay in the flow.
Open anything
Launchpad brings Start Menu and Microsoft Store apps into one searchable grid.
See every window
Hover for live previews, select a window or close it without leaving the dock.
Search beyond apps
Use Alt+Space to reach apps, indexed files, calculations and web search.
Control the desktop
The menu bar follows the active app and keeps system status within reach.
04 / SIMPLE PRICINGFree to keep.
Free to keep.
Pro once, forever.
The first fourteen days include every Pro feature. After that, Harbor Basic keeps the essential dock working—with no ads, accounts or tracking.
Free
The complete everyday dock.
- The Harbor dock
- Magnification and labels
- Pin, reorder and remove apps
- Running apps and search
- Ceramic and Windows icons
HARBOR PRO$6.99 one time
Every visual world and the complete shell experience.
- All 14 icon sets
- Matching wallpaper and lock screen scenes
- Contextual menu bar
- Gem window buttons
- Every future icon set
05 / BUILT FOR WINDOWSNative where
Native where
it matters.
Harbor is a .NET 9 WPF application using Win32, AppBar, DWM thumbnails, Windows Search and native shell events. Settings and logs stay in your AppData Harbor folder.
No accounts. No tracking.
The product materials specify no ads, no account requirement and no behavioral tracking. Licensing is tied to the Microsoft Store account.
- Platform
- Windows 11 · x64
- Runtime
- .NET 9 · included with installer
- Distribution
- Microsoft Store · separate test EXE
- Updates
- Store or signed checks (1.0.2 test; feeds inactive)
- Safety
- Watchdog restores the Windows taskbar
- Publisher
- NINETY NINE SOLUTIONS
HARBOR DOCK · STABLE & TESTMake Windows
View Microsoft StoreMake Windows
feel like yours.
A polished dock, a complete desktop and one calmer way to work.
Harbor Dock by NINETY NINE SOLUTIONSsales@99solutions.ma