stalonetray Alternatives
stalonetray is described as '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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to stalonetray for a variety of platforms, including Windows, PortableApps.com, Thunderbird, Linux and Windows Live Messenger. The best alternative is RBTray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like stalonetray are 4t Tray Minimizer, DM2, Clicky Gone and TrayIt!.
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- openSUSE
- Arch Linux
- Openbox
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Compiz
- Debian
- X11
- Enlightenment
- Xmonad
RBTray
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
50 alternatives to RBTray- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Allows almost any program to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button.
RBTray Features
DiscontinuedLast update is from 2015 but the project has been forked: https://github.com/benbuck/rbtray
4t Tray Minimizer
Is this a good alternative?YesNo22 alternatives to 4t Tray Minimizer- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
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:
4t Tray Minimizer Features
DM2
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
40 alternatives to DM2- Windows
- PortableApps.com
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.
DM2 Features
DiscontinuedLast version is from 2007
Clicky Gone
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
20 alternatives to Clicky Gone- Windows
- PortableApps.com
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.
Clicky Gone Features
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!
TrayIt! Features
DiscontinuedThe official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.6.5.5, released on June 2008, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.
FireTray
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
15 alternatives to FireTray- Windows
- Linux
- Waterfox
- Pale Moon
- Thunderbird
- SeaMonkey
- Firefox
FireTray is system tray extension for Linux and Windows that targets Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.
FireTray Features
DiscontinuedThe developer announced in December 2015 that the extension was no longer developed: https://foudil.fr/blog/209/the-web-is-not-the-platform/ The extension still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like
Waterfox and
Pale Moon
PowerMenu
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- Shell Extension
43 alternatives to PowerMenu- Windows
- Windows Explorer
PowerMenu is a small application that some extra menu items to the windows control menu in addition to the standard "Close", "Maximize", etc options. The extra menus are: Priority, Always On Top, Transparency and Minimize To Tray.
PowerMenu Features
DiscontinuedThe app is no longer updated, but it can be still downloaded from the official website.
The Wonderful Icon
Is this a good alternative?YesNo23 alternatives to The Wonderful Icon- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
The Wonderful Icon is a small Windows utility that resides in your PC's taskbar tray. With it, you can:
The Wonderful Icon Features
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.
DiscontinuedLast Update: 2013-04-10. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/minime-tool/
HideWin
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- Shell Extension
34 alternatives to HideWin- Windows
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.
HideWin Features
DiscontinuedThe official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.0, released on June 13th, 2008, can be still downloaded from Softpedia.