Minimize To Tray Tool Alternatives

Minimize To Tray Tool is described as 'MinimizeToTrayTool is a utility that allows the user to minimize any application to the Windows system tray with its icon' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Minimize To Tray Tool for a variety of platforms, including Windows, PortableApps.com, Linux, openSUSE and Arch Linux apps. The best Minimize To Tray Tool alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Minimize To Tray Tool are RBTray, 4t Tray Minimizer, Actual Window Manager and SmartContextMenu.

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MinimizeToTrayTool is a utility that allows the user to minimize any application to the Windows system tray with its icon.

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Minimize To Tray Tool alternatives page was last updated Dec 24, 2023
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  1. SmartSystemMenu icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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
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    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to Minimize To Tray Tool.

    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Minimize To Tray Tool.

    • SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourceMinimize To Tray Tool is Paid and Proprietary
  2. RBTray icon
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    RBTray

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

    49 RBTray alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    RBTray Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    Last update is from 2015 but the project has been forked: RBTray Fork icon RBTray Fork

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  4. 4t Tray Minimizer icon
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    4t Tray Minimizer

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    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:

    24 4t Tray Minimizer alternatives
    Minimize to tray

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    4t Tray Minimizer Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  On top
    Additional titlebar buttons and additional menu items
    Additional items into taskbar menu
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    Menu
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  5. Actual Window Manager icon
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    Actual Window Manager

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    Total Windows® Facelift!.

    41 Actual Window Manager alternatives
    Tabbed Explorer feature adds tabs to vanilla system Windows Explorer (also known as File Explorer since Windows 10).

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Actual Window Manager Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Extensible window manager
    3.  Snap windows
    4.  Window docking
    Default Settings
    Specific Settings
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    Tray Menu
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    • Actual Window Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to Minimize To Tray Tool.

    • Actual Window Manager is Paid and ProprietaryMinimize To Tray Tool is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. SmartContextMenu icon
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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
    SmartContextMenu screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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
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  7. KDocker icon
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    KDocker

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    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.

    19 KDocker alternatives
    On KDE

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    KDocker Features

    1.  Dock
    On Gnome
    Context menu
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from April 2022.

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    • KDocker is the most popular Linux alternative to Minimize To Tray Tool.

    • KDocker is Free and Open SourceMinimize To Tray Tool is Paid and Proprietary
  9. RBTray Fork icon
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    RBTray Fork

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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:

    10 RBTray Fork alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Customize Windows
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    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.

    42 DM2 alternatives
    Enhanced system menu

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    DM2 Features

    1.  Portable
    Open/Save dialog favorites & recent
    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2007

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  11. The Wonderful Icon icon
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    The Wonderful Icon

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

    24 The Wonderful Icon alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    The Wonderful Icon Features

    1.  Support for Hotkeys
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  12. PS Tray Factory icon
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    PS Tray Factory

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    PS Tray Factory allows you to take a full control over icons in the system tray area of the taskbar. With PS Tray Factory you can: hide icons from system tray into menu, change the order of icons in the system tray (sort tray), restore tray icons after Explorer.

    13 PS Tray Factory alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Always on Top icon
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    Always on Top

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    Always-on-top is the free utility that allows any program window to stay on top of all other windows even when it does not have the focus.

    10 Always on Top alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. PowerMenu icon
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    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
    Explorer Context Menu Example

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer

    PowerMenu Features

    1.  Transparency
    2.  On top
    Application Context Menu Example
    Discontinued

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

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