TrayIt! vs Thunderbird-Tray

Struggling to choose between TrayIt! and Thunderbird-Tray? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

TrayIt! is a Os & Utilities solution with tags like tray, minimize, utility, desktop, system-tray.

It boasts features such as Minimize any window to the system tray, Configure hotkeys for minimizing/restoring windows, Blacklist apps to prevent minimizing, Remember window positions when restoring, Portable mode, Multi-language support and pros including Simple and lightweight, Minimizes any window, not just apps with tray icons, Lets you reduce desktop clutter, Free with no ads or nagware.

On the other hand, Thunderbird-Tray is a Social & Communications product tagged with opensource, email, calendar, tasks, encryption, privacy, security, addons, themes.

Its standout features include Minimizes Thunderbird to the system tray, Saves screen space by hiding the Thunderbird window when minimized, Quick access to new mail notifications from the system tray, Keyboard shortcuts for common actions like composing new messages, Supports multiple Thunderbird profiles, Open source and free, and it shines with pros like Saves screen real estate by minimizing Thunderbird to the tray, Easy access to new mail notifications, Handy keyboard shortcuts, Lightweight addon that enhances default Thunderbird, Open source code can be audited.

Feature	TrayIt!	Thunderbird-Tray
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Primary Category	Os & Utilities	Social & Communications

Product Overview

TrayIt!

Description: TrayIt! is a free system tray utility that allows you to easily minimize any windows application to the system tray. It helps reduce desktop clutter by hiding open applications in the tray instead of leaving them open on the desktop.

Thunderbird-Tray

Description: Thunderbird-Tray is an open-source email client focused on security and privacy. It has easy encryption support, calendar and task support, addons and themes.

Key Features Comparison

TrayIt! Features

• Minimize any window to the system tray
• Configure hotkeys for minimizing/restoring windows
• Blacklist apps to prevent minimizing
• Remember window positions when restoring
• Portable mode
• Multi-language support

Thunderbird-Tray Features

• Minimizes Thunderbird to the system tray
• Saves screen space by hiding the Thunderbird window when minimized
• Quick access to new mail notifications from the system tray
• Keyboard shortcuts for common actions like composing new messages
• Supports multiple Thunderbird profiles
• Open source and free

Pros & Cons Analysis

TrayIt!

Pros

• Simple and lightweight
• Minimizes any window, not just apps with tray icons
• Lets you reduce desktop clutter
• Free with no ads or nagware

Cons

• Basic feature set
• No window grouping or tabs
• Can only minimize, not close apps
• Setup requires a reboot

Thunderbird-Tray

Pros

• Saves screen real estate by minimizing Thunderbird to the tray
• Easy access to new mail notifications
• Handy keyboard shortcuts
• Lightweight addon that enhances default Thunderbird
• Open source code can be audited

Cons

• Need to install separate addon for encryption support
• No native calendar and tasks support
• Limited customization compared to standalone Thunderbird
• Development seems inactive currently

Pricing Comparison

TrayIt!

• Free

Thunderbird-Tray

• Open Source