TrayIt! Alternatives

TrayIt! is described as '- 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!' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to TrayIt! for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, PortableApps.com, File Explorer and Thunderbird apps. The best TrayIt! alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TrayIt! are RBTray, RBTray Fork, 4t Tray Minimizer and Actual Window Manager.

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TrayIt! - minimize to the system icon tray any program (Outlook Express, Notepad, Word, Internet Explorer, Sunbird,...

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TrayIt! alternatives page was last updated Dec 24, 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:

    46 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 TrayIt!

     

    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to TrayIt!.

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

    • SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourceTrayIt! 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.

    49 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

    RBTray VS TrayIt!

     
    Comments about RBTray as an Alternative to TrayIt!
    Korwin
    •Aug 30, 2022
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    Discontinued vs discontinued. No way.

    TrayIt! Icon
    RBTray icon

    • Most users think RBTray is a great TrayIt! alternative.

    • RBTray is Free and Open SourceTrayIt! is Free and Proprietary
  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:

    10 RBTray Fork alternatives

    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 TrayIt!

     
  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:

    24 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 TrayIt!

     
  6. Actual Window Manager icon

    Actual Window Manager

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    Total Windows® Facelift!.

    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 TrayIt!

     

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

    • Actual Window Manager is Paid and ProprietaryTrayIt! 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 TrayIt!

     

    • KDocker is the most popular Linux alternative to TrayIt!.

    • KDocker is Free and Open SourceTrayIt! is Free and Proprietary
  9. SmartContextMenu icon

    SmartContextMenu

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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.

    21 SmartContextMenu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SmartContextMenu screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  On top
    4.  Prioritize tasks
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Sits in the System Tray
    10.  Window Resizing
    11.  Transparency

    SmartContextMenu VS TrayIt!

     
  10. DM2 icon

    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 TrayIt!

     
  11. eXtra Buttons icon

    eXtra Buttons

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    eXtra Buttons lets you add up to 10 additional buttons to the title bar of each window, which allow you to minimize the window to the tray, keep it on-top, send it to the background, adjust the window's transparency and more.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Options - Buttons Set
    Discontinued

    Social networks not updated in years.

    eXtra Buttons Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Pin the specified window on top of all
    3.  On top

    eXtra Buttons VS TrayIt!

     
  12. Ghoster icon

    Ghoster

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    Dims all windows except the active one.

    Features:

    • Place a transparent image across the screen.
    • Highly configurable.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Ghoster screenshot 1

    Ghoster VS TrayIt!

     
  13. 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.

    13 PS Tray Factory alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PS Tray Factory screenshot 1

    PS Tray Factory VS TrayIt!

     
  14. 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.

    10 Always on Top alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Always on Top VS TrayIt!

     
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