traynard

Project Overview

Traynard is a Windows desktop utility for minimizing any application window to the system tray, A.K.A. "notification area". The project is inspired by Traymond and completely rewritten in Lazarus (free pascal).

Key Features

1. Quick actions via global hotkeys
2. Extended system menu for any window
3. Auto-minimize windows by user rules
4. Manage windows from launched processes
5. Multi-language support

Target Audience

• Windows users who need to minimize windows to the system tray
• Users who need to manage many windows

Quick Start

1. Download the archive from Releases, extract it locally
2. Run traynard.exe directly
3. Or install via scoop: scoop install https://github.com/tabris17/traynard/releases/latest/download/traynard.json
4. Default hotkey Shift + Win + Z minimizes the current window to the system tray

Core Advantages

• Completely rewritten in Lazarus and actively maintained
• Multiple minimization methods (global hotkeys, main dashboard, extended system menu, custom rules, launcher)
• Open-source and free

System Requirements

• OS: Windows

Notes

• Unable to operate windows of UWP applications
• Unable to operate windows of applications running as administrator, unless Traynard is also run as administrator
• When "Extended system menu" is enabled, Microsoft Edge has compatibility issues
• Extended system menu does not support 32-bit applications