Taskbar Color Effects

Taskbar Color Effects is a lightweight software application with a name that pretty much sums up its purpose - it can change the Windows taskbar color to another value.

This type of tool can prove to be a reliable solution for those users who want to take one step forward towards fully customizing their desktops.

The interface of the program is based on a standard window and an intuitive layout. You can select one of the preset colors from the main frame; changes are automatically applied.

Otherwise, you can choose a custom color from the color palette, or set an image as the taskbar background, by using the file browser. This picture can appear centered, stretched or tiled. You can adjust the color transparency level, as well as enable shadows and set their intensity.

The straightforward program runs on a pretty high amount of CPU and system memory, taking into account its limited features. For example, you cannot restore settings to their default values. A major issue of Taskbar Color Effects is that the app's process must be active at all times, in order to maintain the color changes made to the taskbar (the tool minimizes to the system tray).

However, thanks to its intuitive layout and overall simplicity, Taskbar Color Effects can be seamlessly installed and configured, even by inexperienced users.