Minimize To Tray Tool AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Window Managers

The best Window Manager alternative to Minimize To Tray Tool is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Minimize To Tray Tool and eight of them are Window Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Window Manager alternatives to Minimize To Tray Tool are RBTray, RBTray Fork, Actual Window Manager and DM2.

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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 Aug 22, 2019
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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 Minimize To Tray Tool

     

    • 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

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    RBTray screenshot 1
    Discontinued

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

    RBTray Features

    1.  Portable

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  4. RBTray Fork icon

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RBTray Fork screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Customize Windows

    RBTray Fork VS Minimize To Tray Tool

     
  5. 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 Minimize To Tray Tool

     

    • 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. 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.

    42 DM2 alternatives

    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. Always on Top icon

    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

    Always on Top VS Minimize To Tray Tool

     
  9. Clicky Gone icon

    Clicky Gone

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    Clicky Gone allows you to hide your selected windows from view, this includes the taskbar button associated with the application. This utility particularly helps with protecting your privacy by hiding things like your browser with banking details up and someone walks in on you.

    20 Clicky Gone alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Clicky Gone screenshot 1

    Clicky Gone Features

    1.  Portable

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  10. HideWin icon

    HideWin

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    HideWin sits in the system tray and enables you to hide any top-level window with its popup tray menu or an ALT+letter hotkey that it assigns automatically. It appears to be abandonware, but it is only 13KB and still works.

    34 HideWin alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HideWin screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.0, released on June 13th, 2008, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.

    HideWin Features

    1.  Portable

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