Minime Alternatives

Minime is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Minime for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, PortableApps.com, File Explorer and Thunderbird apps. The best Minime alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Minime are RBTray, KDocker, RBTray Fork and Actual Window Manager.

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  1. RBTray icon
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    Allows almost any program to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button.

    44 RBTray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. KDocker icon
     5 likes

    KDocker will help you dock any application into the system tray. This means you can dock Openoffice, xmms, Firefox, Thunderbird, anything!

    Just point and click. Works for all NET WM compliant window managers - that includes KDE, GNOME, Xfce, Fluxbox and many more.

    16 KDocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. RBTray Fork icon
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    RBTray by Benbuck, fork of RBTray , is a small Windows program that runs in the background and allows almost any window to be minimized to the system tray by:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 4t Tray Minimizer is a lightweight but powerful window manager, which helps you to free up space on the desktop and the taskbar via the following actions:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Instantly minimize any macOS window by clicking its title bar. Enjoy the familiar, efficient window management you've been missing. Lightweight, customizable, and privacy-focused.

    1 Click2Minimize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. DM2 icon
     26 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  7. eXtra Buttons icon
     18 likes

    eXtra Buttons 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  8. The Wonderful Icon is a small Windows utility that resides in your PC's taskbar tray. With it, you can:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. FireTray icon
     10 likes

    FireTray is system tray extension for Linux and Windows that targets Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
    • Thunderbird
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
     
  10. 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).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
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