systraylist

List Windows systray icons and activate one by number.

Install

pip install -e .

Usage

systraylist          # interactive prompt
systraylist -l       # list only
systraylist -p       # force process-list mode
systraylist -a       # every process with a window
systraylist 3        # one-shot click #3  (r3 right, d3 double, s3 show window, e3 relaunch)

Prompt: N click | rN right | dN double | sN show real window | eN relaunch exe | /text filter | l refresh | a all | q quit

Modes

• [v]/[h]: Explorer taskbar present. UI Automation, real click on the tray icon.
• [t]: Explorer is dead (no Shell_TrayWnd). systraylist becomes the tray host: it creates Shell_TrayWnd, broadcasts TaskbarCreated, apps re-register their icons, you get their real tooltips and the click is sent to the app's own icon callback. Run as the same user/elevation as the apps (admin apps ignore non-admin hosts).
• [p]: process fallback (-p, or when no app re-registers). Do not start Explorer while the host runs (two tray windows). Quit first.

👤 Author

Hadi Cahyadi

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