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Swept Away v0.3.1

webfork on 7 Oct 2014

Swept Away is a system tray utility that automatically minimizes applications that have not been used for a user-defined time interval to keep your working desktop clean. It also supports an exclusion list that lets you pick the applications you never want Swept Away to minimize.

Note: Main site offline. Mirror contributed by NickR.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: GPL
How to extract: Extract the ZIP file to a folder of your choice. Launch Swept Away.exe.
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webfork on 2014-10-01 01:31

I went digging for this and got frustrated and pushed it back. I went back again today and same results. No idea how to get this one.

webfork on 2014-10-04 22:57

TP109: Thanks but I can't tell if that's the installer or the plain EXE because it's using brothersoft's weird downloader.

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Minime v2.2

webfork on 15 Feb 2015
  • 553KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Ennovy

Minime is a tool that allows you to minimize applications to the system tray using a customizable hotkey (by default CTRL+ALT+Z). What makes this tool somewhat unique is that it keeps your system tray clean by minimizing all applications into a single tray icon. Minime-ized applications do not appear in the Alt+Tab menu.

Functional in 64-bit. Written using AutoIt.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: MIT
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch minime.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: ClickyGone
What's new?
  • Fixed a bug where closing Minime did not restore minimized windows.
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webfork on 2013-03-30 18:02

If the icon disappears (this *occasionally* happens when Explorer acts up in Win7x64) don't run Task Manager and End Task. Your hidden windows will not return. The trick is to RE-RUN Minime and, when prompted, click "OK".

Emka on 2013-12-16 14:40

link seems broken

nickaa827 on 2014-02-06 00:32

I see that many people use this to declutter their desktop, but I like to use on my work computer when I'm plying my game and I don't want my boss to see it ;-)

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TrayEverything v1.3

billon on 10 Mar 2018
  • 632KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 21 Mar 2009
  • Suggested by USBman

TrayEverything shows a list of currently opened programs with their associated windows and allow you to either hide any of the windows, or minimize them to the system tray. You can also assign a password when you hide/minimize a window so that only someone who knows the password can bring the window back into view.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract with 7-Zip to a folder of your choice
  2. Delete $PLUGINSDIR directory, uninstall.exe and unnecessary language files
  3. Launch TrayEverything.exe
What's new? Added:
  • Chinese, Czech, German and Spanish translations.
  • App specific options.
  • Combination to switch between toolbar buttons (Alt + Key, ie Alt+O to go to the Options).
Fixed:
  • Popup child windows were enumerated as top windows.
  • Improve TrayEverything accessibility: you can now Tab between controls.
  • Update credits to include translators' names.
  • Minimizing a window with floating windows or popup window (like Photoshop), didn't minimize the floating/popup windows too.
  • A window wasn't set as foreground after being restored.
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Emka on 2013-12-17 19:52

links broken

donald on 2016-12-16 07:54

http://down.tech.sina.com.cn/page/41693.html
has the last zip download.
direct link is
down.tech.sina.com.cn/download/d_load.php?d_id=41693&down_id=1&ip=10.81.11.168

smaragdus on 2016-12-16 14:45

The installer can be downloaded from Softpedia:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/TrayEverything.shtml
and can be extracted.

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allSnap v1.41

webfork on 25 Jun 2017
  • 179KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 12 Mar 2008
  • Suggested by linuxamp

allSnap is a small system tray app that makes all top level windows automatically align like they do in programs such as Winamp or Photoshop. Hold down ALT to disable snapping.

Note: Doesn't work with floating toolbars, programs that already have this functionality (Winamp), Microsoft Office 2007, and the Command window (cmd.exe).

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch allSnapW.exe.
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Santasan on 2009-10-26 21:27

This is one of the most useful tiny helpers EVER!! I love the tool, i strongly recommend it to everybody! I have spent months searching for something similar, and have even made an AutoHotkey-Script to help with clean windowpositioning, but finally, the quest is over ;)

Big Thanx!!

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Taskix v1.5

Midas on 21 Apr 2015
  • 70KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by steven0451

Taskix lets you reorder buttons on the taskbar using drag-and-drop. Note that if "Group similar taskbar buttons" is set, you will be able to move a button inside the group or move the group as a whole, but not to move a button out of its group. If you open many windows so buttons end up stacked up on a single taskbar button, Taskix will also work inside the stacked button list.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Taskix32.exe.
Latest comments
Paul Moore on 2008-08-05 07:52

Taskix seems to occasionally get windows confused for me. I've had a few windows which simply won't come to the top when I click on them - they stay behind the others. It's not necessarily taskix at fault (I have VirtuaWin running as well), but switching it off fixed the problem.

Kaleb on 2009-08-31 21:38

Uh... there are not any zip files to download.
So, how do I make it portable?

freakazoid on 2009-09-29 02:34

kaleb, the new version of Taskix uses the MSI install method.

v1.5 still exists on the Taskix server:
http://robustit.com/taskix/Taskix1.5_32.zip

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Taskbar Shuffle v2.5

billon on 27 Dec 2016
  • 966KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 18 Apr 2008
  • Suggested by USBman

Taskbar Shuffle allows you to rearrange the buttons on the taskbar by using drag-and-drop. You can also rearrange the system tray icons by pressing the CTRL key while dragging and dropping.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch taskbarshuffle.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Taskix
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Midas on 2008-05-05 06:24

Thanks GoD, for pointing to Taskix. It is portable, undemanding (1MB memory footprint) and gets the job done...

Data on 2008-05-16 18:57

Useful App for organizing taskbar buttons and system tray icons for easier access. It is not as memory friendly as Taskix but I have found that after running this for a little while its memory usage drops to just below 1,500 KB. The author comments on this in response to the second question at
http://www.freewebs.com/nerdcave/faq.htm
Although I am a memory (RAM) conservationist, I prefer Taskbar Shufle to Taskix because its visual effects for dragging buttons and system tray icons is simply easier on the eyes than the sudden and more eye straining transition provided by Taskix.

UriM on 2009-05-09 21:44

The link above is broken - should be http://www.freewebs.com/nerdcave/ for the site and http://nerdcave.webs.com/downloads/taskbar_shuffle_2.5.zip for the download. GoD: there is x64 version now (didn't try it myself...)

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TaskArrange v1.1.1

webfork on 25 Nov 2019
  • 99KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by blaumag

TaskArrange lets you rearrange the application buttons on the Windows taskbar.

Note: Official site offline, linking to archive.org mirror.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: Yes. TaskArrange(9x).exe does not support Unicode, while TaskArrange.exe does.
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TaskArrange(9x).exe (for Win9x/Me) or TaskArrange.exe (for WinNT, XP, or 2003).
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chris on 2007-06-08 04:48

A nice small prog that I used with pleasure, but now I replaced it with TaskbarShuffle, which also allows for drag&drop: http://portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=6031#6031

Emka on 2011-12-27 19:58

links broken

webfork on 2011-12-27 22:21

Emka: updated, thanks

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Taskbar++ v1.2

Checker on 6 Aug 2014
  • 555KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

Taskbar++ allows you to reorder the taskbar buttons to your liking. Simply press the [Alt] key, and the taskbar will toggle into a "sort" mode where you can drag-and-drop the buttons to reorder them.

Category:
Runs on:WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TaskbarPP.exe.
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Local on 2007-06-30 01:43

I never understood why there are so many of these apps out there.
Who needs this utility and why, I really would like to know.
I can honestly say that having a messy taskbar has never been a problem for me

Wolfghost on 2010-02-04 14:13

If you get problem with default download, try this:

http://tinyurl.com/ycykwjk

donald on 2010-06-08 17:25

This is also available in at http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Windows-Portable-Applications-Portable-Taskbarplusplus-Download-102415.html

Though it is listed as Portable Taskbar++ 1.2

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