eXtra Buttons Alternatives

eXtra Buttons is described as 'Lets you add up to 10 additional buttons to the title bar of each window, which allow you to minimize the window to the tray, keep it on-top, send it to the background, adjust the window's transparency and more' and is a Shell Extension in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to eXtra Buttons for Windows, File Explorer and PortableApps.com. The best eXtra Buttons alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like eXtra Buttons are MenuTools, Actual Window Manager, SmartContextMenu and DM2.

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eXtra Buttons lets you add up to 10 additional buttons to the title bar of each window, which allow you to minimize the...

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eXtra Buttons alternatives page was last updated Dec 24, 2023
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  1. SmartSystemMenu icon

    SmartSystemMenu

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    SmartSystemMenu extends system menu of all windows in the system. It appends next custom items to menu:

    46 SmartSystemMenu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SmartSystemMenu screenshot 1

    Top SmartSystemMenu Features

    1.  Sits in the System Tray
    2.  On top
    3.  Window Resizing
    4.  Transparency
    5.  Pin the specified window on top of all
    6.  Change Monitor
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Portable
    11.  Prioritize tasks

    SmartSystemMenu VS eXtra Buttons

     

    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to eXtra Buttons.

    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to eXtra Buttons.

    • SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourceeXtra Buttons is Free and Proprietary
  2. MenuTools icon

    MenuTools

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    MenuTools is a simple program that adds options for task priority, window transparency, and Always On Top to open dialog windows.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Example: Notepad running on Microsoft Windows 8 x64.

    MenuTools Features

    1.  On top
    2.  Transparency
    3.  Make window transparent
    4. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    5.  Prioritize tasks

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  4. Actual Window Manager icon

    Actual Window Manager

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    Total Windows® Facelift!.

    41 Actual Window Manager alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tabbed Explorer feature adds tabs to vanilla system Windows Explorer (also known as File Explorer since Windows 10).

    Actual Window Manager Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Extensible window manager
    3.  Snap windows
    4.  Window docking

    Actual Window Manager VS eXtra Buttons

     

    • Actual Window Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to eXtra Buttons.

    • Actual Window Manager is Paid and ProprietaryeXtra Buttons is Free and Proprietary
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    SmartContextMenu

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    SmartContextMenu adds a context menu to all windows in the system. This program is enhanced version of SmartSystemMenu. I hope it will be more convenient, because it supports all types of windows, including windows without a system menu.

    21 SmartContextMenu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SmartContextMenu screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  On top
    4.  Prioritize tasks
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Sits in the System Tray
    10.  Window Resizing
    11.  Transparency

    SmartContextMenu VS eXtra Buttons

     
  6. DM2 icon

    DM2

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    DM2 provides several Windows enhancements that may help in every-day work. One of the nicest and most popular features of DM2 is minimizing windows to floating icons® (unique feature!) freeing both task bar and tray bar space.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Enhanced system menu
    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2007

    DM2 Features

    1.  Portable

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  7. PowerMenu icon

    PowerMenu

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    PowerMenu is a small application that some extra menu items to the windows control menu in addition to the standard "Close", "Maximize", etc options. The extra menus are: Priority, Always On Top, Transparency and Minimize To Tray.

    44 PowerMenu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Explorer Context Menu Example
    Discontinued

    The app is no longer updated, but it can be still downloaded from the official website.

    PowerMenu Features

    1.  Transparency
    2.  On top

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  9. Chameleon Window Manager icon

    Chameleon Window Manager

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    Chameleon Window Manager will allow you to control the windows of your programs using customizable buttons added to the title bars of the windows (Always on Top, Minimize to Tray, Minimize to Caption, Specify Transparency, Position window at left/right of screen).

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Chameleon Window Manager - Buttons

    Chameleon Window Manager Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  On top

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  10. TopMenu icon

    TopMenu

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    TopMenu is a functionality clone of PowerMenu, but designed to be compatible with Windows 7 and 64-bit systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TopMenu Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Transparency
    3.  On top

    TopMenu VS eXtra Buttons

     
  11. TrayIt! icon

    TrayIt!

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    TrayIt! - minimize to the system icon tray any program (Outlook Express, Notepad, Word, Internet Explorer, Sunbird, Thunderbird, Opera, OpenOffice etc.) and get more room in the Taskbar!

    39 TrayIt! alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TrayIt! screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.6.5.5, released on June 2008, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.

    TrayIt! Features

    1.  On top
    2.  Transparency

    TrayIt! VS eXtra Buttons

     
  12. Moo0 WindowMenuPlus icon

    Moo0 WindowMenuPlus

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    Moo0 WindowMenuPlus lets you have extra useful menus in every windows "system window menu". Its the menu that you can access through right-clicking on any windows title bar or taskbar button. This tool can add extra menus there such as "Keep on Top"...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Moo0 WindowMenuPlus screenshot 1

    Moo0 WindowMenuPlus Features

    1.  Transparency
    2.  On top

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  13. Minime icon

    Minime

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    Minime is a tool that allows you to minimize applications to the system tray using a simple hotkey. What makes this tool somewhat unique is that it keeps your system tray clean by minimizing all applications into a single tray icon.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Minime screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last Update: 2013-04-10. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/minime-tool/

    Minime VS eXtra Buttons

     
  14. xNeat Windows Manager icon

    xNeat Windows Manager

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    xNeat is a windows enhancement utility. With the free version you can change any windows transparency, hide it, make it always on top, send it to tray, change the process/thread priority, Shuffle the taskbar etc.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    xNeat Windows Manager screenshot 1

    xNeat Windows Manager Features

    1.  On top
    2.  Transparency

    xNeat Windows Manager VS eXtra Buttons

     
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