Djobar Documentation

Installation

Djobar is available in two flavors:

• Portable version: a standalone .zip file. Extract it anywhere on your computer and run Djobar.exe. No installation, no administrator rights required. Settings are stored next to the executable.
• Setup installer: a classic Windows installer (.exe) that places Djobar in Program Files, creates a Start Menu entry and registers an uninstaller. Settings are stored in your user profile.

Both versions are functionally identical. The portable version is recommended for testing or USB-stick use; the installer is recommended for permanent installations.

First launch

On first launch, Djobar displays a toolbar at the bottom of your screen, with two example shortcuts (Windows File Explorer and the Calculator app). The Windows desktop area is automatically resized so that Djobar reserves its own space without overlapping your applications.

Adding your first shortcut

1. Open the Windows Start menu, File Explorer, your desktop, or the bookmarks bar of any browser.
2. Drag an application, file, folder or web link onto the Djobar bar.
3. The icon appears immediately. Click it to launch.

Accessing Djobar's main menu

Right-click the Djobar icon (on the left of the bar) to open the main menu, which gives access to general features:

1. Settings: opens the general configuration window.
2. Reload: refreshes the Djobar display.
3. Lock / Unlock the bar: prevents accidental modification of your shortcut bars.
4. Quit: closes Djobar and releases the reserved desktop space.

Shortcuts

Drop applications, files or folders on the bar. Each becomes a clickable icon. Reorder them by drag & drop.

Folders and submenus

To group several shortcuts in a drop-down menu, create a Djobar folder (right-click on the bar > New folder), then drag your shortcuts into it. A click on the folder opens a menu listing its contents; nested folders open as cascading submenus on hover.

Smart scrolling

When there are too many icons to fit in the bar or in a folder menu, navigation arrows appear at the edges. Hover them to scroll, use the mouse wheel, or let auto-scroll guide you during a drag & drop. Partially hidden icons reveal themselves automatically on hover.

Bar locking

Right-click the Djobar icon > Lock the bar to prevent any accidental drag & drop reordering.

Synchronization with the taskbar

Djobar syncs with the Windows taskbar auto-hide setting: when the taskbar hides, Djobar does the same; when it reappears, Djobar reappears too.

Keyboard shortcut

By default, Ctrl+Alt+D toggles Djobar's visibility. This combination is fully configurable from the settings window.

Automatic file monitoring

Djobar can monitor the contents of its Toolbar folder in real time and automatically refresh the bar as soon as a shortcut is added, removed or renamed from outside (for example via Windows Explorer or a script).

Disabled by default, this feature can be enabled from the settings window.

Multi-bars

Create additional secondary bars to organize your shortcuts by project, theme or usage (for example: Work, Personal, Games). Switch between them via the bar selector.

Disabled by default, this feature can be enabled from the settings window.

Web links and browser bookmarks

Drag & drop bookmarks from any of your browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave) directly onto the bar. Clicked links always open in the browser they came from.

Hover or click on a browser shortcut to instantly access its bookmarks menu, with full subfolder navigation. The opening mode (click or hover) is configurable from the settings window.

The example below illustrates:

1. The presence of a shortcut to the Chrome browser: a direct click on this shortcut launches Chrome, and the personal bookmarks bar remains accessible via a menu displayed above the shortcut.
2. The presence of two web bookmarks dragged from Chrome (recognizable by the small Chrome icon overlaid on their favicon): a click on either of these bookmarks opens it directly in Chrome.

Activate your Pro license (or Pro Trial license)

1. Right-click the Djobar icon on the bar.
2. Click License.
3. Click Activate a license key.
4. Paste your key (received by email after purchase or trial request).

Your Pro license can be activated on up to 3 computers simultaneously. Trial licenses are limited to 1 computer for 30 days.

Manage your activated computers at djobar.com/backend/manage.php.

Language

Djobar is available in 48 languages. Choose yours from the settings window: the change is applied immediately, without restart. It applies to the interface (menus, tooltips, configuration window); the names of your shortcuts are never modified.

Color themes

Right-click Djobar > Settings > Templates to apply pre-configured themes (Black, Dark Grey, White, Blue, etc.). Themes affect the background, fonts, and hover/click colors.

Sizing templates and display size

Right-click Djobar > Settings > Sizing templates to adjust the bar height and icon size.

Start with Windows

Enable this option for Djobar to launch automatically when your Windows session opens. Disabled by default, it adds (or removes) an entry in the Windows registry when the settings are saved.

Update checking

When enabled, Djobar periodically queries the djobar.com server to detect a new available version. If an update is found, a visual indicator appears on the Djobar icon and a dedicated entry is added to the main menu to launch the update in one click. No personal data is transmitted during this check.

Icon animations

Djobar can animate icons on hover (progressive zoom) to make the bar more dynamic. You can adjust the intensity (zoom scale from 100 % to 200 %), the animation duration and the easing curve. The animation can be fully disabled for a more sober rendering or to reduce graphics load.

Folder opening mode

Choose how folder submenus open:

• On click: a left-click on the folder opens the menu; a second click closes it.
• On hover: the menu opens automatically when the mouse moves over the folder icon (with a configurable delay). Faster to use, but may open menus unintentionally during mouse movements.

Captions

Independently enable or disable the labels under shortcuts and under folders. Useful when many icons look alike.

Transparency

Set the opacity of the bar, icons and menus independently. Useful to keep the bar discreet on a busy desktop.

Multi-bar mode

Multi-bar mode lets you organize your shortcuts on several themed bars (for example Work, Personal, Games). A main bar, always visible, hosts your essential shortcuts, and secondary bars are accessible via a dedicated selector. This feature is reserved for the Pro version.

1. Enable: enables or disables multi-bar mode. When disabled, Djobar runs with a single bar.
2. Main bar position: places the main bar on the left or right of the Djobar area. The remaining space is used for the secondary bars and their selector.
3. Maximum width of the main bar: limits the space taken by the main bar (as a percentage of screen width). Beyond that, excess icons become scrollable via the navigation arrows.
4. Separator width: thickness of the visual separators that delimit the zones (main bar, selector, secondary bar).
5. Secondary bar selector: chooses the appearance of the secondary bar selector (active bar title only, or full list of bars with arrow navigation).

Show/hide keyboard shortcut for Djobar

Defines a global keyboard shortcut that hides or shows Djobar on demand. Handy for freeing up screen space temporarily (full-screen mode, presentation, screen capture, etc.) without having to quit the application. Defaults to Ctrl+Alt+D. You can choose any combination of Ctrl, Alt, Shift and/or Win together with a key: a letter (A-Z), a digit (0-9), a function key (F1-F12) or a special key (Space, Tab, Enter, Esc, Insert, Delete, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down). When hidden, the desktop space is released ; when shown again, it is reserved once more.

File change detection

Djobar can monitor the contents of its Toolbar folder in real time and automatically refresh the bar as soon as a shortcut is added, removed or renamed from outside (for example via Windows Explorer or a script). Disabled by default.

1. Enable: enables or disables automatic monitoring. If disabled, you will need to use Reload in the main menu to apply changes made outside Djobar.
2. Refresh delay: delay (in milliseconds) between detecting a change and refreshing the bar. Allows several closely-spaced changes (a batch file copy for example) to be grouped into a single refresh. Default value : 500 ms.

Web links

Djobar natively supports shortcuts to web sites : drag & drop a link from your browser onto the bar, and the shortcut will systematically open in the originating browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave). Several options refine their behavior :

1. URL in the tooltip: displays the full URL of the link in the tooltip when hovering the shortcut, in addition to the title. Handy for quickly identifying the target.
2. Mini browser icon on web shortcuts: overlays a small icon of the originating browser at the bottom-right of the favicon, to visually identify which browser the link will open in.
3. Access to browser bookmarks menus: lets you directly access the full bookmarks tree of a browser by clicking or hovering its icon on the bar. Choose between Disabled, Ctrl+Click on a browser shortcut, and Same as folder opening mode (click or hover, depending on your preference).

All Djobar settings mentioned in section 4. Customization are stored in config.ini, located:

• Portable version: next to Djobar.exe
• Installed version: %APPDATA%\Djobar\config.ini

Most settings are accessible via the interface (right-click > Settings), but advanced users can edit the file directly. Djobar reloads it automatically when modified.

[Colors]

Hexadecimal colors (without #) for the bar's appearance:

[Colors]
BackgroundColor          ; background color of the shortcut bars
FontColor                ; font color
HoverColor               ; icon background color on hover
ClickColor               ; icon background color on click
MenuBackgroundColor      ; menu background color
MenuBorderColor          ; menu border color
DropHighlightColor       ; background color of shortcut drop zones
MenuSeparatorColor       ; separator color between main and secondary bars
MenuArrowColor           ; selection arrow color for secondary bars
MenuArrowSelectedColor   ; selected arrow color for secondary bars
DefaultWeblinkIcon       ; path to a .ico file for default web icons

[Sizes]

[Sizes]
ToolbarHeight=38      ; bar height in pixels
IconSize=28           ; icon size in pixels
MenuItemHeight=38     ; menu item height
MenuMinWidth=200      ; minimum menu width
WebLinkOverlaySize=20 ; small browser icon on web shortcuts

[Behavior]

[Behavior]
HoverOpenMenu=1                ; 0 or 1, open submenus on hover
HoverDelay=1                   ; delay before opening (in 100 ms units)
MenuCloseDelay=1               ; delay before menus close when the mouse moves away (in 100 ms)
ShowFileCaptions=0             ; 0 or 1, show the title under files
ShowFolderCaptions=1           ; 0 or 1, show the title under folders
StartWithWindows=1             ; start Djobar with Windows (registry entry)
MultiBarMode=1                 ; multi-bar mode enabled (Pro only, 0 = single bar)
MultiBarModeShowIconBar=1      ; show the Djobar icon bar (left/right) in multi-bar mode
MultiBarModePopupTitle=        ; custom text in the bar selector popup header (empty = active bar name)
MultiBarModeMainBarPosition=left  ; main bar position: "left" or "right"
MultiBarModeSecondaryBarSelectorPosition=right  ; secondary bar selector position: "left" or "right"
listenWindowsFilesUpdates=1    ; auto-monitor the Toolbar folder (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
ListenWindowsFilesUpdatesTimerUpdate=500  ; notification grouping delay (ms)
ShowSettingsSubMenus=0         ; show settings submenus in the Djobar right-click (0/1)
WindowsTaskBarAutoHideKeepAliveDelay=2  ; delay before the Windows taskbar hides (in 100 ms)
DjobarAutoHideDelay=400        ; delay (ms) before Djobar hides when the taskbar hides
DjobarAutoShowDelay=200        ; delay (ms) before Djobar reappears when the taskbar reappears
WindowsTaskBarAutoHideDelay=1  ; delay for checking the auto-hide state of the taskbar (in 100 ms)
ActiveMagneticCursor=0         ; magnetic positioning of the cursor on icons on hover (0/1)
LockedBar=0                    ; bar lock state (0 = unlocked, 1 = locked)
ToogleHideHotKeyEnabled=1      ; enable the global show/hide keyboard shortcut
ToogleHideHotKey=CTRL+ALT+D    ; show/hide shortcut combination
MaxTitleLength=250             ; max length (characters) of titles displayed under icons
WebLinkBrowserOverlay=1        ; show the mini browser icon on web shortcuts (0/1)
BrowserFavoritesSupport=2      ; access to browser bookmarks (0=disabled, 1=Ctrl+Click, 2=like a folder)
UrlOnHint=1                    ; display the URL in web shortcut tooltips (0/1)
MainBarMaxWidth=50             ; max width of the main bar in multi-bar mode (% of screen)

[Animation]

[Animation]
IconZoom=1            ; enable icon zoom on hover
IconZoomScale=150     ; zoom percentage (100 = no zoom)
IconZoomDuration=150  ; animation duration in ms
IconZoomType=1        ; animation curve

[Transparency]

[Transparency]
ToolbarOpacity=255       ; 0 (invisible) to 255 (opaque)
ToolbarIconOpacity=255
MenuOpacity=255
MenuTextOpacity=255

[IgnoredFiles]

List of file or folder names to ignore in the shortcut display. Note: hidden files are always ignored, without having to declare them here.

[IgnoredFiles]
1=desktop.ini
2=Thumbs.db

[RootFolders]

Do not modify manually unless you know what you are doing. In multi-bar mode, this section indicates, for each folder located at the root of Toolbar, whether it is a folder of the main bar (value 1) or of a secondary bar (no value).

[RootFolders]
Favorite apps=1
Common tools=1

[License]

Do not modify manually unless you know what you are doing. License data is signed and validated against the licensing server.

portable.dat file

Editions

• Free: up to 25 shortcuts. Beyond that, a delayed-launch reminder appears at each click. No time limit.
• Pro Trial: full Pro features for 30 days, 1 computer, free.
• Pro: full features, no time limit, up to 3 computers, €9.99 one-time payment.

Get a license

Visit djobar.com/download.php to request a free trial license or buy Pro.

Activate

Right-click Djobar > License > Activate a license key > paste the key received by email.

Detach a license from a computer

If you change computer or hit the activation limit, detach the old one:

• From the application: Settings > License > Detach the license from this computer
• From the website: djobar.com/backend/manage.php (verify your email, see all activated computers, detach the one you want)

Recover a lost key

Visit djobar.com/backend/manage.php, enter your email and receive your key by email.

Windows shows a SmartScreen warning when launching Djobar

Djobar is digitally signed by SARL NEOLOGIK. However, Windows SmartScreen displays a warning for new applications until they have accumulated enough downloads to build a « reputation » with Microsoft. This is normal for any new software.

• Click More info in the warning dialog.
• Verify that the « Publisher » line shows SARL NEOLOGIK.
• Click Run anyway.

The warning will progressively disappear as Djobar is downloaded by more users.

My antivirus quarantines or scans Djobar

Some antiviruses (notably Avast with CyberCapture) sandbox new executables for analysis. This is normal — Djobar is signed and contains no malicious code. After a few seconds of analysis, the application launches normally. You can also add Djobar to your antivirus exclusions.

If you have any doubt, you can verify Djobar's hash on VirusTotal.

The space reserved by Djobar disappears or is incorrect

This can happen when:

• Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) restarts
• You wake the computer from sleep
• You change screen resolution (e.g. via TeamViewer / RDP)
• You connect/disconnect a monitor with a different DPI

Djobar automatically detects and corrects these events. If it doesn't, right-click Djobar > Reload. As a last resort, quit and relaunch the application.

The Djobar icon does not appear in the notification area

Djobar runs as a desktop AppBar (at the bottom of the screen), not as a notification area icon. The icon you see is the one located on the very left of the bar itself.

I want to reset all my settings

Close Djobar, delete (or rename) config.ini, then relaunch. A new default config.ini will be generated.

I want to back up my shortcuts and settings

Back up the entire Toolbar folder + config.ini. The Toolbar folder structure exactly mirrors what is on the bar (and in the folders / sub-bars).

Behavior with Windows scaling (DPI)

Djobar is compatible with all Windows scaling values (100 %, 125 %, 150 %, etc.). The display is rendered in actual physical pixels to keep maximum sharpness, with no resizing blur.

Practical consequences:

• From 125 % upwards, the bar may appear slightly smaller than other Windows elements. You can adjust its size via Settings > Sizes (for example by increasing ToolbarHeight and IconSize in config.ini).
• If you change the Windows scaling while Djobar is running, the application closes and restarts automatically (after a 2-second delay) to adapt to the new DPI. This operation ensures a clean rendering and a properly reserved desktop space.
• If the reserved space behaves unexpectedly after a DPI change, quitting and relaunching Djobar manually solves the problem.

I have a question or need specific assistance

Contact us at contact@djobar.com. We answer within 1-2 business days.

System requirements

• Windows 10 or Windows 11 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• ~10 MB of disk space
• ~30 MB of RAM in normal use

Architecture

Djobar is a 32-bit native Windows application. It uses the standard Windows Shell API (SHAppBarMessage) to register as a desktop AppBar — the same mechanism the Windows taskbar itself uses.

Privacy and data

Djobar does not collect, store or transmit any personal data in normal use. All settings and shortcuts are stored locally on your computer. The only network communications are:

• License validation (Pro and Trial): periodic verification against the licensing server djobar.com
• Update checks: periodic verification of new versions on djobar.com

No telemetry, no tracking, no analytics. See the Privacy Policy for details.

Open formats

All your data is stored in standard readable formats: .lnk shortcuts (Windows standard), .url web links (Windows standard), .ini configuration files. You can copy, move or back up your Djobar configuration at any time, with no proprietary lock-in.

Third-party component licenses

Djobar uses the sqlite3 library (public domain), required for reading Firefox browser bookmarks.