: a strip of icons on a computer display providing quick access to certain functions
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Finally, toolbars are becoming more consistent, and the distracting icons in drop-down menus are quietly disappearing.
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Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
Users can now adjust window transparency and tweak text labels and toolbars.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026
On macOS, Apple has also changed the way app toolbars and sidebars work, making toolbars more distinct, making the contents of sidebars extend all the way to the edge of the window, and reintroducing color to sidebar icons.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
There's also a Show toolbar on the desktop toggle switch on this screen, which puts a persistent dashboard on your desktop with key system information.
—David Nield, Wired News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
Users can now adjust window transparency and tweak text labels and toolbars.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026
On macOS, Apple has also changed the way app toolbars and sidebars work, making toolbars more distinct, making the contents of sidebars extend all the way to the edge of the window, and reintroducing color to sidebar icons.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
There's also a Show toolbar on the desktop toggle switch on this screen, which puts a persistent dashboard on your desktop with key system information.
—David Nield, Wired News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Toolbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toolbar. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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