Process Manager for Windows Alternatives

Process Manager for Windows is described as 'Utility which allows you to to set process priority, minimize windows to the system tray, and more—all via taskbar window button right-click menus' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Process Manager for Windows for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, PortableApps.com, Thunderbird and Mac apps. The best Process Manager for Windows alternative is System Informer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Process Manager for Windows are SmartSystemMenu, RBTray, KDocker and SmartContextMenu.

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  1. System Informer icon
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    A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware. Official successor to Process Hacker.

    49 System Informer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • System Informer is the most popular Windows alternative to Process Manager for Windows.

    • System Informer is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Process Manager for Windows.

    • System Informer is Free and Open SourceProcess Manager for Windows is also Free and Open Source
    • System Informer is LightweightProcess Manager for Windows is not according to our users
  2. RBTray icon
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    Allows almost any program to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button.

    45 RBTray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. KDocker icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • KDocker is the most popular Linux alternative to Process Manager for Windows.

    • KDocker is Free and Open SourceProcess Manager for Windows is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    20 SmartContextMenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Sudoless performance monitoring for Apple Silicon processors. CPU / GPU / RAM usage, power consumption & temperature.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
    • macmon is the most popular Mac alternative to Process Manager for Windows.

    • macmon is Free and Open SourceProcess Manager for Windows is also Free and Open Source
    • macmon is Privacy focusedProcess Manager for Windows is not according to our users
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • PS Tray Factory is the most popular commercial alternative to Process Manager for Windows.

    • PS Tray Factory is Paid and ProprietaryProcess Manager for Windows is Free and Open Source
  8. FireTray icon
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    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
     
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    Prio is a utility for saving the priority of applications and interface enhancements for the standard windows task Manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. TrayIt! icon
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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!

    36 TrayIt! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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