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, Windows Explorer and Ubuntu apps. The best TrayIt! alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TrayIt! are Actual Window Manager, RBTray, RBTray Fork and 4t Tray Minimizer.
TrayIt! alternatives are mainly Window Managers but may also be Shell Extensions or System Tweakers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of TrayIt!.SmartSystemMenu
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo47 SmartSystemMenu alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
- Windows
SmartSystemMenu extends system menu of all windows in the system. It appends next custom items to menu:
- - SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to TrayIt!.
- - SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TrayIt!.
SmartSystemMenu Features
Actual Window Manager
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- Shell Extension
37 Actual Window Manager alternatives- Windows
Total Windows® Facelift!.
- - Actual Window Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to TrayIt!.
Actual Window Manager Features
RBTray
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
51 RBTray alternatives- 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
Comments about RBTray as a Alternative to TrayIt!
KorwinDiscontinued vs discontinued. No way.
0RBTray Fork
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 RBTray Fork alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
- Windows
A minor fork of RBTray.
4t Tray Minimizer
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo24 4t Tray Minimizer alternatives- 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 is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Window Manager
41 DM2 alternatives- 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
eXtra Buttons
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- Shell Extension
12 eXtra Buttons alternatives- Windows
- Windows Explorer
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.
eXtra Buttons Features
DiscontinuedSocial networks not updated in years.
Ghoster
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- System Tweaker
42 Ghoster alternatives- Windows
Dims all windows except the active one.
Features:
- Place a transparent image across the screen.
- Highly configurable.
PS Tray Factory
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo14 PS Tray Factory alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
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.
Always on Top
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo10 Always on Top alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Window Manager
- Windows
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.
Tray Control
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo14 Tray Control alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Tray Control - hide icons from system tray.
Tray Control Features
Chameleon Window Manager
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Proprietary
89 Chameleon Window Manager alternatives- Windows
- Windows Explorer
Chameleon Window Manager will allow you to control the windows of your programs using customizable buttons added to the title bars of the windows (Always on Top, Minimize to Tray, Minimize to Caption, Specify Transparency, Position window at left/right of screen).
Chameleon Window Manager Features