https://github.com/arizkami/velobar
open-source, lightweight, and customizable topbar component for Windows.
https://github.com/arizkami/velobar
customization finder qml qt qt6 toolbar topbar windows windows-11
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open-source, lightweight, and customizable topbar component for Windows.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/arizkami/velobar
- Owner: arizkami
- Created: 2025-05-03T20:05:02.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-04T16:43:27.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-24T19:20:22.454Z (12 months ago)
- Topics: customization, finder, qml, qt, qt6, toolbar, topbar, windows, windows-11
- Language: C++
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.51 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
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README
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# VeloBar
**VeloBar** is an open-source, lightweight, and customizable **topbar** component for Windows.
It uses **Qt QML** to create a modern, native UI with hardware acceleration and blur effects, making it perfect for creating sleek topbars for desktop applications.
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Download Alpha: [Windows 64 bit](https://github.com/Rinechxn/velobar/releases/download/0.1.0-alpha/Velobar_Qt6_WIN64.zip)
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## Features
- 🖥️ **Native Topbar Component**: Create a persistent bar across the top of your screen.
- 🎨 **Modern UI**: Built with Qt QML for smooth, hardware-accelerated graphics.
- 🌟 **Acrylic Effects**: Windows 10/11 blur effects support.
- 📱 **System Integration**:
- Native menu extraction from active windows
- Network status monitoring
- Battery status
- System time and date
- ⚡ **Lightweight and Fast**: Minimal system resource usage.
- 🛠️ **Open Source**: MIT licensed.
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## Requirements
- **Windows 10 or later**
- **Qt 6.5.0 or later**
- **C++ Development Environment**
- Visual Studio 2019/2022 with MSVC compiler
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## Installation
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/rinechxn/velobar.git
cd velobar
```
2. Build using Qt Creator:
- Open `Bar.pro` in Qt Creator
- Configure the project with your Qt kit
- Build and run!
Alternative: Command line build:
```bash
qmake Bar.pro
make (or nmake with MSVC)
```
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## Technical Features
- **Native Menu Integration**
- Automatically captures and displays menus from active windows
- Maintains native functionality while providing modern styling
- **System Integration**
- Real-time network status monitoring (Ethernet/WiFi)
- Battery status and charging indication
- System clock and date display
- **Modern UI Effects**
- Acrylic blur (Windows 10/11)
- Dynamic transparency
- Smooth animations
- Custom shader effects
- **High DPI Support**
- Automatic scaling for high DPI displays
- Crisp rendering on all screen resolutions
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## Customization
The UI is built with QML, making it easy to customize:
- **Styling**: Modify the QML files to change appearances
- **Layouts**: Adjust component positioning and arrangement
- **Effects**: Customize blur, transparency, and animations
- **Functionality**: Add new features through C++ and QML
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## Contributing
Pull requests are welcome! Areas for contribution:
- UI/UX improvements
- Performance optimizations
- New features
- Bug fixes
- Documentation
Please follow the project's coding style and include appropriate tests.
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## Related Projects
- [Qt](https://www.qt.io/)
- [Qt QML](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qmlapplications.html)
- [Windows UI Library](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/)