H.NotifyIcon
2.1.3
dotnet add package H.NotifyIcon --version 2.1.3
NuGet\Install-Package H.NotifyIcon -Version 2.1.3
<PackageReference Include="H.NotifyIcon" Version="2.1.3" />
paket add H.NotifyIcon --version 2.1.3
#r "nuget: H.NotifyIcon, 2.1.3"
// Install H.NotifyIcon as a Cake Addin #addin nuget:?package=H.NotifyIcon&version=2.1.3 // Install H.NotifyIcon as a Cake Tool #tool nuget:?package=H.NotifyIcon&version=2.1.3
README
H.NotifyIcon
** This project is a continuation of the inactive base project to other platforms (WinUI/Uno.Skia.Wpf/Console) - ❤️ https://github.com/hardcodet/wpf-notifyicon ❤️ **
This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for .Net 6 WPF/WinUI/Uno.Skia.WPF/Console platforms. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the WPF/WinUI frameworks in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be used directly in code or embedded in any XAML file.
Features
- Notifications
- Context menus
- ICommand support
- Design-time access
- Efficiency Mode
- Dynamic icon generation
NuGet
Install-Package H.NotifyIcon.Wpf
Install-Package H.NotifyIcon.WinUI
Install-Package H.NotifyIcon.Uno
Install-Package H.NotifyIcon.Uno.WinUI
# If you need other platforms, you can use this Core library -
# it allows you to make NotifyIcon even in a console application.
Install-Package H.NotifyIcon
Usage
<Window
xmlns:tb="clr-namespace:H.NotifyIcon;assembly=H.NotifyIcon.Wpf" // WPF
xmlns:tb="using:H.NotifyIcon" // WinUI
>
<tb:TaskbarIcon
ToolTipText="ToolTip"
IconSource="/Images/TrayIcons/Logo.ico"
ContextMenu="{StaticResource TrayMenu}"
MenuActivation="LeftOrRightClick"
TrayPopup="{StaticResource TrayStatusPopup}"
PopupActivation="DoubleClick"
TrayToolTip="{StaticResource TrayToolTip}"
/>
</Window>
Efficiency Mode ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3002068/164691691-5baf5210-5b5e-417e-99d3-d0f19006d997.png)
Windows 11 introduces a new concept called Efficiency Mode.
Since, basically, this library is intended for applications to exist in the background with the ability to interact through TrayIcon, the library implements an API for this mode:
EfficiencyModeUtilities.SetEfficiencyMode(bool value)
WindowExtensions.Hide(this Window window, enableEfficiencyMode: true) // default value
WindowExtensions.Show(this Window window, disableEfficiencyMode: true) // default value
TaskbarIcon.ForceCreate(bool enablesEfficiencyMode = true) // default value
Generated icons
Example 1:
<tb:TaskbarIcon>
<tb:TaskbarIcon.IconSource>
<tb:GeneratedIconSource
Text="❤️"
Foreground="Red"
/>
</tb:TaskbarIcon.IconSource>
</tb:TaskbarIcon>
Example 2:
<tb:TaskbarIcon
IconSource="/Icons/Error.ico"
>
<tb:TaskbarIcon.IconSource>
<tb:GeneratedIconSource
Text="5"
Foreground="Black"
FontSize="36"
FontWeight="Bold"
/>
</tb:TaskbarIcon.IconSource>
</tb:TaskbarIcon>
Example 3:
<tb:TaskbarIcon>
<tb:TaskbarIcon.IconSource>
<tb:GeneratedIconSource
Text="❤️"
Foreground="Red"
FontFamily="Segoe UI Emoji"
Background="AliceBlue"
FontWeight="Bold"
FontSize="38"
/>
</tb:TaskbarIcon.IconSource>
</tb:TaskbarIcon>
Example 4:
<tb:TaskbarIcon>
<tb:TaskbarIcon.IconSource>
<tb:GeneratedIconSource
Text="❤️"
BorderThickness="5"
FontSize="46"
>
<tb:GeneratedIconSource.Foreground>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="128,128">
<GradientStop Color="White" />
<GradientStop Color="Red" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</tb:GeneratedIconSource.Foreground>
<tb:GeneratedIconSource.BorderBrush>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="128,128">
<GradientStop Color="White" />
<GradientStop Color="Red" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</tb:GeneratedIconSource.BorderBrush>
</tb:GeneratedIconSource>
</tb:TaskbarIcon.IconSource>
</tb:TaskbarIcon>
Design-Time Access
It is recommended to pin the designer icon for easy viewing. To do this, go to Taskbar Settings → Other system tray icons and enable this icon:
WinUI Context menu
At the moment, three modes are implemented, each with its own pros and cons.
- Based on your MenuFlyout, a Win32 PopupMenu will be created that will call the commands attached to your MenuFlyoutItem. This is the default.
- The menu will be created in your open window, in the corner of the screen.
- A second transparent window will be created and used to render the native menu.. At the moment it is in the preview stage. To do this you need to explicitly set ContextMenuMode="SecondWindow"
Availability of various options(depends on the version of WindowsAppSDK
you are using):
Option | Packaged App | Unpackaged App |
---|---|---|
Transparency | 🟢 from 1.1.0-preview | 🟢 from 1.1.0-preview |
Borderless | 🔷 | 🟢 from 1.1.0-preview |
Animations | 🟢, but with borders | 🟢 from 1.1.0-preview |
Submenus | 🔷 | 🔷 |
Behavior that needs attention
- This implementation currently uses the Guid associated with each TrayIcon. The default is a hash function that creates a unique Guid based on the path to your file, because Windows associates the guid with the current path when TrayIcon is registered. The only way to keep the settings when changing the file path is to use Authenticode. Read more here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/ns-shellapi-notifyicondataa#troubleshooting
Sample Apps
Support
Priority place for bugs: https://github.com/HavenDV/H.NotifyIcon/issues\
Priority place for ideas and general questions: https://github.com/HavenDV/H.NotifyIcon/discussions\
I also have a Discord support channel:
https://discord.gg/g8u2t9dKgE
Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
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.NET | net5.0 was computed. net5.0-windows was computed. net6.0 is compatible. net6.0-android was computed. net6.0-ios was computed. net6.0-maccatalyst was computed. net6.0-macos was computed. net6.0-tvos was computed. net6.0-windows was computed. net7.0 was computed. net7.0-android was computed. net7.0-ios was computed. net7.0-maccatalyst was computed. net7.0-macos was computed. net7.0-tvos was computed. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0 is compatible. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. |
.NET Core | netcoreapp2.0 was computed. netcoreapp2.1 was computed. netcoreapp2.2 was computed. netcoreapp3.0 was computed. netcoreapp3.1 was computed. |
.NET Standard | netstandard2.0 is compatible. netstandard2.1 was computed. |
.NET Framework | net461 was computed. net462 is compatible. net463 was computed. net47 was computed. net471 was computed. net472 was computed. net48 was computed. net481 was computed. |
MonoAndroid | monoandroid was computed. |
MonoMac | monomac was computed. |
MonoTouch | monotouch was computed. |
Tizen | tizen40 was computed. tizen60 was computed. |
Xamarin.iOS | xamarinios was computed. |
Xamarin.Mac | xamarinmac was computed. |
Xamarin.TVOS | xamarintvos was computed. |
Xamarin.WatchOS | xamarinwatchos was computed. |
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.NETFramework 4.6.2
- H.GeneratedIcons.System.Drawing (>= 2.1.3)
- System.Memory (>= 4.5.5)
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.NETStandard 2.0
- H.GeneratedIcons.System.Drawing (>= 2.1.3)
- System.Memory (>= 4.5.5)
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net6.0
- H.GeneratedIcons.System.Drawing (>= 2.1.3)
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net8.0
- H.GeneratedIcons.System.Drawing (>= 2.1.3)
NuGet packages (7)
Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on H.NotifyIcon:
Package | Downloads |
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H.NotifyIcon.Wpf
This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for the WPF platform. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the WPF framework in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be used directly in code or embedded in any XAML file. |
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Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf.NetCore
This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for the WPF platform. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the WPF framework in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be used directly in code or embedded in any XAML file. Source code and extensive sample application available at http://www.hardcodet.net/projects/wpf-notifyicon |
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H.NotifyIcon.WinUI
This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for the WinUI platform. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the WinUI framework in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be used directly in code or embedded in any XAML file. |
|
H.NotifyIcon.Uno.WinUI
This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for the Uno.WinUI Skia.Wpf platform. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the Uno.WinUI Skia.Wpf framework in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be used directly in code or embedded in any XAML file. |
|
H.NotifyIcon.Uno
This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for the Uno.Skia.Wpf platform. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the Uno.Skia.Wpf framework in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be used directly in code or embedded in any XAML file. |
GitHub repositories (6)
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Hofknecht/SystemTrayMenu
SystemTrayMenu - Browse and open your files easily
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Fluent Flyouts 3 WinUI 3 Edition
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2.1.3 | 746 | 8/18/2024 |
2.1.2 | 521 | 8/15/2024 |
2.1.0 | 4,404 | 7/10/2024 |
2.0.131 | 9,530 | 5/1/2024 |
2.0.129 | 449 | 4/26/2024 |
2.0.128 | 214 | 4/25/2024 |
2.0.124 | 17,909 | 1/3/2024 |
2.0.123 | 5,352 | 12/2/2023 |
2.0.122 | 237 | 11/30/2023 |
2.0.118 | 12,559 | 9/20/2023 |
2.0.117 | 1,164 | 9/13/2023 |
2.0.116 | 1,251 | 9/7/2023 |
2.0.115 | 7,420 | 8/2/2023 |
2.0.114 | 886 | 8/1/2023 |
2.0.113 | 657 | 8/1/2023 |
2.0.112 | 1,603 | 7/26/2023 |
2.0.111 | 725 | 7/26/2023 |
2.0.110 | 755 | 7/26/2023 |
2.0.108 | 13,822 | 4/5/2023 |
2.0.106 | 834 | 4/5/2023 |
2.0.105 | 1,034 | 4/1/2023 |
2.0.104 | 2,612 | 3/28/2023 |
2.0.103 | 887 | 3/28/2023 |
2.0.99 | 2,805 | 3/13/2023 |
2.0.98 | 891 | 3/13/2023 |
2.0.97 | 984 | 3/13/2023 |
2.0.95 | 1,026 | 3/12/2023 |
2.0.94 | 1,645 | 3/9/2023 |
2.0.93 | 1,251 | 3/5/2023 |
2.0.86 | 3,653 | 2/3/2023 |
2.0.84 | 984 | 2/2/2023 |
2.0.77 | 3,980 | 1/12/2023 |
2.0.76 | 1,260 | 1/10/2023 |
2.0.75 | 1,252 | 1/5/2023 |
2.0.74 | 12,266 | 11/8/2022 |
2.0.73 | 2,486 | 10/13/2022 |
2.0.72 | 1,607 | 10/13/2022 |
2.0.68 | 2,054 | 10/4/2022 |
2.0.67 | 1,983 | 9/22/2022 |
2.0.66 | 2,203 | 9/16/2022 |
2.0.64 | 2,372 | 8/23/2022 |
2.0.63 | 1,797 | 8/17/2022 |
2.0.60 | 2,006 | 8/10/2022 |
2.0.59 | 2,505 | 8/1/2022 |
2.0.58 | 1,961 | 7/26/2022 |
2.0.57 | 1,760 | 7/21/2022 |
2.0.56 | 1,849 | 7/17/2022 |
2.0.55 | 1,674 | 7/15/2022 |
2.0.54 | 1,672 | 7/15/2022 |
2.0.53 | 2,943 | 6/24/2022 |
2.0.52 | 1,699 | 6/24/2022 |
2.0.51 | 1,643 | 6/23/2022 |
2.0.50 | 2,506 | 5/24/2022 |
2.0.49 | 1,672 | 5/24/2022 |
2.0.48 | 4,148 | 4/27/2022 |
2.0.46 | 2,167 | 4/24/2022 |
2.0.45 | 1,739 | 4/24/2022 |
2.0.44 | 1,763 | 4/22/2022 |
2.0.43 | 1,731 | 4/22/2022 |
2.0.41 | 1,734 | 4/22/2022 |
2.0.39 | 1,990 | 4/19/2022 |
2.0.38 | 1,732 | 4/19/2022 |
2.0.37 | 1,779 | 4/17/2022 |
2.0.36 | 1,668 | 4/17/2022 |
2.0.35 | 1,659 | 4/17/2022 |
2.0.34 | 1,709 | 4/17/2022 |
2.0.33 | 1,680 | 4/17/2022 |
2.0.31 | 1,687 | 4/16/2022 |
2.0.30 | 1,725 | 4/15/2022 |
2.0.29 | 1,765 | 4/10/2022 |
2.0.28 | 1,751 | 4/10/2022 |
2.0.27 | 1,688 | 4/10/2022 |
2.0.26 | 1,643 | 4/10/2022 |
2.0.25 | 1,731 | 4/8/2022 |
2.0.24 | 12,347 | 4/4/2022 |
1.1.12 | 9,796 | 3/27/2022 |
1.1.11 | 674 | 3/26/2022 |
1.1.10 | 636 | 3/24/2022 |
1.1.9 | 2,467 | 2/25/2022 |
1.1.8 | 652 | 2/25/2022 |
1.1.7 | 720 | 2/25/2022 |
1.1.6 | 434 | 2/25/2022 |
1.0.18 | 69,143 | 1/21/2021 |
0.0.0-dev | 75 | 8/15/2024 |