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, KDocker and Actual Window Manager.
Alternatives list
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

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.



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
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac


GhostTile is the most popular Mac alternative to SilentRun.
- GhostTile is Paid and Proprietary
Stalonetray is a stand-alone system tray (notification area) for X Window System/X11. Working with virtually any EWMH-compliant window manager, it has minimal build and run-time dependencies (X11 lib only). Complete XEMBED support under development.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- openSUSE
- Arch Linux
- Openbox
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Compiz
- Debian
- X11
- Enlightenment
- Xmonad


- 5 MinimizeToTray alternatives
Hide any Windows to tray icon to be restored later. - sandwichdoge/MinimizeToTray
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows



MinimizeToTrayTool is a utility that allows the user to minimize any application to the Windows system tray with its icon.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows















