SilentRun Alternatives

SilentRun is described as 'Small and handy Windows system software tool that can easily let you run multiple programs silently in the background. It can hide program windows and interfaces, and increase or decrease the priority of background processes' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SilentRun for a variety of platforms, including Windows, PortableApps.com, Linux, openSUSE and Arch Linux apps. The best SilentRun alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SilentRun are RBTray, RBTray Fork, 4t Tray Minimizer and Actual Window Manager.

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SilentRun is a small and handy Windows system software tool that can easily let you run multiple programs silently in the...

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SilentRun alternatives page was last updated Jun 21, 2023
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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:

    43 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 SilentRun

     

    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to SilentRun.

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

    • SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourceSilentRun is Free 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.

    45 RBTray alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    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:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RBTray Fork screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Customize Windows

    RBTray Fork VS SilentRun

     
  5. 4t Tray Minimizer icon

    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:

    22 4t Tray Minimizer alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Minimize to tray

    4t Tray Minimizer Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  On top

    4t Tray Minimizer VS SilentRun

     
  6. Actual Window Manager icon

    Actual Window Manager

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    Total Windows® Facelift!.

    37 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 SilentRun

     

    • Actual Window Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to SilentRun.

    • Actual Window Manager is Paid and ProprietarySilentRun is Free and Proprietary
  7. KDocker icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    On KDE
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from April 2022.

    KDocker Features

    1.  Dock

    KDocker VS SilentRun

     

    • KDocker is the most popular Linux alternative to SilentRun.

    • KDocker is Free and Open SourceSilentRun is Free and Proprietary
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Enhanced system menu
    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2007

    DM2 Features

    1.  Portable

    DM2 VS SilentRun

     
  10. The Wonderful Icon icon

    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:

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The Wonderful Icon screenshot 1

    The Wonderful Icon Features

    1.  Support for Hotkeys

    The Wonderful Icon VS SilentRun

     
  11. PS Tray Factory icon

    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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PS Tray Factory screenshot 1

    PS Tray Factory VS SilentRun

     
  12. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Always on Top VS SilentRun

     

  13. Process Manager for Windows

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    Process Manager for Windows is a 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Process Manager for Windows screenshot 1

    Process Manager for Windows Features

    1.  Transparency

    Process Manager for Windows VS SilentRun

     
  14. TopMenu icon

    TopMenu

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    TopMenu is a functionality clone of PowerMenu, but designed to be compatible with Windows 7 and 64-bit systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TopMenu Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Transparency
    3.  On top

    TopMenu VS SilentRun

     
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