RBTray AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like RBTray

RBTray is described as 'Allows almost any program to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to RBTray for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, PortableApps.com, Thunderbird and X11 apps. The best RBTray alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RBTray are RBTray Fork, Actual Window Manager, 4t Tray Minimizer and KDocker.

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

    44 SmartSystemMenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to RBTray.

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

    • SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourceRBTray is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    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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    Very Good Application to Add extra Buttons to any window for minimizing to tray , always on top , roll up , or make window transparent , you can do these function also by right click context menu , you can also right click minimize button to minimize to tray . best app ever.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks 4t Tray Minimizer is a great RBTray alternative.

    • 4t Tray Minimizer is Freemium and ProprietaryRBTray is Free and Open Source
  4. 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.

    16 KDocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • KDocker is the most popular Linux alternative to RBTray.

    • KDocker is Free and Open SourceRBTray is also Free and Open Source
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    Hide any Windows to tray icon to be restored later. - sandwichdoge/MinimizeToTray

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Minime icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Min2Tray icon
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    Min2Tray - a utility for MS WindowsTM NT and higher to minimize and hide a window to system tray area of taskbar as icon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. DM2 icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  10. MinimOther icon
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    Endlessly minimizes all windows except the active one.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. KDE Mover-Sizer icon
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    KDE Mover-Sizer is a lightweight program enabling KDE-style alt-click moving and resizing for Windows XP, 7, 2000, 2003, Windows Server, and Vista.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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