This code snippet will show you how to create a minimal system tray application with C#.
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace MyTrayApp
{
public class SysTrayApp : Form
{
[STAThread]
public static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new SysTrayApp());
}
private NotifyIcon trayIcon;
private ContextMenu trayMenu;
public SysTrayApp()
{
// Create a simple tray menu with only one item.
trayMenu = new ContextMenu();
trayMenu.MenuItems.Add("Exit", OnExit);
// Create a tray icon. In this example we use a
// standard system icon for simplicity, but you
// can of course use your own custom icon too.
trayIcon = new NotifyIcon();
trayIcon.Text = "MyTrayApp";
trayIcon.Icon = new Icon(SystemIcons.Application, 40, 40);
// Add menu to tray icon and show it.
trayIcon.ContextMenu = trayMenu;
trayIcon.Visible = true;
}
protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
{
Visible = false; // Hide form window.
ShowInTaskbar = false; // Remove from taskbar.
base.OnLoad(e);
}
private void OnExit(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Application.Exit();
}
protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
{
if (isDisposing)
{
// Release the icon resource.
trayIcon.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(isDisposing);
}
}
}
As always, you should add error handling where appropriate.
Tags: .NET, C#, System Tray
Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 01:47:36
Before I saw this article I had a problem hiding my main form, but this example worked perfectly.
Thanks 🙂
Friday, May 1, 2009 at 12:41:29
thanks very short and straight to the point