WhatsappTray

Extension for the Whatsapp Desktop Client, that enables minimize-to-tray and close-to-tray functionality.

Requirements:

• WhatsApp Desktop Client (64 bit):
  • Download from the Official WhatsApp Page
• Windows 8 or higher

Features:

• Minimize/Close button sends WhatsApp window to tray
• Toggle WhatsApp window by clicking on the tray icon
• Show unread messages in tray-icon
• Esc key sends WhatsApp window to tray (optional)

Configuration:

WhatsappTray can be configured through:

• The right-click-menue in the tray. (Changes the values in appData.ini)
• The appData.ini which is automatically created in the installation-folder after the first start of WhatsappTray

Advanced Configuration

WHATSAPP_STARTPATH

By default WhatsappTray uses the shortcut that was created when WhatsApp was installed to start WhatsApp. If you want to set a different path to the WhatsApp binary(exe), you can do so by using the 'WHATSAPP_STARTPATH' config in the appData.ini

• Absolute: "WHATSAPP_STARTPATH=C:\Users\Dakoon\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe"
• Relative to the folder in which WhatsappTray.exe lies: "WHATSAPP_STARTPATH=...\WhatsApp.exe"
• Support for variables %UserProfile% and %AppData%

Other

• Close to tray feature can also be activated by passing "--closeToTray" to WhatsappTray

Silent install

Start a command line in the same folder where the .exe is located and start the .exe file with the parameters /Silent to install WhatsApp Tray without user input.

Notice:

DONT start the application with administrative rights unless your Whatsapp is also running with administrative rights. Otherwise it will not work because of communication problems between the two applications.

Thanks to:

Nikolay Redko and J.D. Purcell for creating the RBTray software (http://rbtray.sourceforge.net/)