RBTray

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#40 of 65

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Score

5.8

The facts below are what the maker publishes about RBTray, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From RBTray's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
RBTray	Free	Windows utility · 32-bit and 64-bit binaries

Each one read from RBTray's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Compatibility limit: Some windows cannot be minimized properly, including Windows Store application windows such as WhatsApp.checked 5 Oct 2026
Downloads: The project provides 32-bit and 64-bit binaries for download.checked 5 Oct 2026
Exit: RBTray can be exited from a tray icon’s popup menu or by running RBTray.exe with the --exit parameter.checked 5 Oct 2026
Hook dependency: RBHook.dll is only needed to support the mouse event hook and is not needed when using --no-hook.checked 5 Oct 2026
Maintenance: The project is in maintenance mode: no new features are planned, though bugs may be fixed if reported.checked 5 Oct 2026
Minimize options: Windows can be minimized to the tray by right-clicking the minimize button, Shift-right-clicking the title bar, or pressing Control-Alt-Down.checked 5 Oct 2026
Mouse hook option: The --no-hook option avoids the mouse event hook and leaves Control-Alt-Down as the only minimize method.checked 5 Oct 2026
Purpose: RBTray is a small background Windows program that minimizes windows to the system tray.checked 5 Oct 2026
Security: GitHub reports that the project has no SECURITY.md policy and no published security advisories.checked 5 Oct 2026
Startup: To start RBTray automatically after reboot, the instructions say to add a shortcut to the Windows Start menu Startup group.checked 5 Oct 2026

License and price: RBTray is free and open source under the GNU General Public Licence.checked 5 Oct 2026

Maker and origin: Benbuck Nason maintains this fork of RBTray, which originated from the SourceForge RBTray project.checked 5 Oct 2026

Restore windows: A window can be restored by single-clicking its tray icon or selecting Restore Window from the icon’s right-click menu.checked 5 Oct 2026