⁉️WARNING (March 3rd 2023): Windows 11 22H2 v22621.1344, released in March 2023 has changed the way the toolbar works internally and the "hacks" I needed to to for this to work, don't work anymore. I've not found a way to overcome the difficulty so, unfortunately, this app only works with Windows 11 < 22H2 v22621.1344 and Windows 10. Sorry. If I ever found a way to fix it or if they release a new "more conventional" toolbar in a new update, I'll keep you posted.

Version 3.0 🎉

New year, new version, with:

• Modernized user interface
• Support for Light and Dark Windows themes
• New auto-show/hide feature: just move the cursor over the area where the date/time used to be before being hidden

Thanks to @madninjaskillz for his contributions to this version!

Added support for totally hiding the main Window (stealth mode) and to toggle the stealth mode and the visibility of the chosen elements using hotkeys.

Thanks to @timmolderez for these useful additions!

Prevent multiple instances of the app running at once for the same user.

v2.0.2:

Fix small bug under Windows 10 on closing the form.

v2.0.1:

• Enhanced date/time only hidden in Windows 10 (force redraw of the whole area with notification icon hack)
• Fixed sliders not keeping state between runs due to how the new control works

v2.x:

New enhanced version. Better at hacking the UI to work better than before in Windows 11 (and 10).

It now includes a (recommended) GUI version that will monitor the hidden elements and keep then hidden even if the system shows them up again. It keeps the CLI version for compatibility and just in case you want to use it in a batch file.

Download below the graphical interface version (GUI) or the command line interface version (CLI).

Feel free to drop me a line on twitter if you're using it. And spread the word. Thanks!

Enjoy!

v2.0.1:

• Enhanced date/time only hidden in Windows 10 (force redraw of the whole area with notification icon hack)
• Fixed sliders not keeping state between runs due to how the new control works

v2.x:

New enhanced version. Better at hacking the UI to work better than before in Windows 11 (and 10).

It now includes a (recommended) GUI version that will monitor the hidden elements and keep then hidden even if the system shows them up again. It keeps the CLI version for compatibility and just in case you want to use it in a batch file.

Download below the graphical interface version (GUI) or the command line interface version (CLI).

Feel free to drop me a line on twitter if you're using it. And spread the word. Thanks!

Enjoy!

New enhanced version. Better at hacking the UI to work better than before in Windows 11 (and 10).

It now includes a (recommended) GUI version that will monitor the hidden elements and keep then hidden even if the system shows them up again. It keeps the CLI version for compatibility and just in case you want to use it in a batch file.

Download below the graphical interface version (GUI) or the command line interface version (CLI).

Feel free to drop me a line on twitter if you're using it. And spread the word. Thanks!

Enjoy!

Added support for hiding the date/time/clock in secondary screens in Windows 10 too.

Added support for showing/hiding additional screens' date/time.

By default it will only hide the date/time (and notification area) from the main screen. Use the --secondary switch (or -s or /s) to hide the date/time in secondary screens too.

• Fine tune the "show" operation
• Added support for new version checking

The first version of the tool!

Just unpack and double-click it to hide your full notification area. Run it again to restore it.

Check the readme in the root of the repo to see the rest of the options you have.

Happy screen recording!