tray

Classes

TrayIcon

Tray icon class and associated methods. This type constructor is private, instead, you should use the static method TrayIcon.new.

Warning

Unlike Rust, javascript does not have any way to run cleanup code when an object is being removed by garbage collection, but this tray icon will be cleaned up when the tauri app exists, however if you want to cleanup this object early, you need to call TrayIcon.close.

Example

import { TrayIcon } from '@tauri-apps/api/tray';
const tray = await TrayIcon.new({ tooltip: 'awesome tray tooltip' });
tray.set_tooltip('new tooltip');

Extends

• Resource

Properties

Property	Modifier	Type	Description	Defined in
id	public	string	The id associated with this tray icon.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L142

Accessors

rid

get rid(): number

Returns

number

Inherited from

Resource.rid

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/core.ts#L242

Methods

close()

close(): Promise<void>

Destroys and cleans up this resource from memory. You should not call any method on this object anymore and should drop any reference to it.

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

Resource.close

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/core.ts#L254

setIcon()

setIcon(icon): Promise<void>

Sets a new tray icon. If null is provided, it will remove the icon.

Note that you need the image-ico or image-png Cargo features to use this API. To enable it, change your Cargo.toml file:

[dependencies]
tauri = { version = "...", features = ["...", "image-png"] }

Parameters

Parameter	Type
icon	| null | string | number[] | ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array | Image

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L206

setIconAsTemplate()

setIconAsTemplate(asTemplate): Promise<void>

Sets the current icon as a template. macOS only

Parameters

Parameter	Type
asTemplate	boolean

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L274

setMenu()

setMenu(menu): Promise<void>

Sets a new tray menu.

Platform-specific:

• Linux: once a menu is set it cannot be removed so null has no effect

Parameters

Parameter	Type
menu	null | Submenu | Menu

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L223

setMenuOnLeftClick()

setMenuOnLeftClick(onLeft): Promise<void>

Disable or enable showing the tray menu on left click. macOS only.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
onLeft	boolean

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L282

setTempDirPath()

setTempDirPath(path): Promise<void>

Sets the tray icon temp dir path. Linux only.

On Linux, we need to write the icon to the disk and usually it will be $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/tray-icon or $TEMP/tray-icon.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
path	null | string

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L269

setTitle()

setTitle(title): Promise<void>

Sets the tooltip for this tray icon.

Platform-specific:

• Linux: The title will not be shown unless there is an icon as well. The title is useful for numerical and other frequently updated information. In general, it shouldn’t be shown unless a user requests it as it can take up a significant amount of space on the user’s panel. This may not be shown in all visualizations.
• Windows: Unsupported

Parameters

Parameter	Type
title	null | string

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L254

setTooltip()

setTooltip(tooltip): Promise<void>

Sets the tooltip for this tray icon.

Platform-specific:

• Linux: Unsupported

Parameters

Parameter	Type
tooltip	null | string

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L238

setVisible()

setVisible(visible): Promise<void>

Show or hide this tray icon.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
visible	boolean

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L259

getById()

static getById(id): Promise<null | TrayIcon>

Gets a tray icon using the provided id.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
id	string

Returns

Promise<null | TrayIcon>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L150

new()

static new(options?): Promise<TrayIcon>

Creates a new TrayIcon

Platform-specific:

• Linux: Sometimes the icon won’t be visible unless a menu is set. Setting an empty Menu is enough.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
options?	TrayIconOptions

Returns

Promise<TrayIcon>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L174

removeById()

static removeById(id): Promise<void>

Removes a tray icon using the provided id from tauri’s internal state.

Note that this may cause the tray icon to disappear if it wasn’t cloned somewhere else or referenced by JS.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
id	string

Returns

Promise<void>

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L162

Interfaces

TrayIconOptions

TrayIcon creation options

Properties

Property	Type	Description	Defined in
action?	(event: TrayIconEvent) => void	A handler for an event on the tray icon.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L119
icon?	| string | number[] | ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array | Image	The tray icon which could be icon bytes or path to the icon file. Note that you need the image-ico or image-png Cargo features to use this API. To enable it, change your Cargo.toml file: [dependencies] tauri = { version = "...", features = ["...", "image-png"] }	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L89
iconAsTemplate?	boolean	Use the icon as a template. macOS only.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L115
id?	string	The tray icon id. If undefined, a random one will be assigned	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L76
menu?	Submenu | Menu	The tray icon menu	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L78
menuOnLeftClick?	boolean	Whether to show the tray menu on left click or not, default is true. macOS only.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L117
tempDirPath?	string	The tray icon temp dir path. Linux only. On Linux, we need to write the icon to the disk and usually it will be $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/tray-icon or $TEMP/tray-icon.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L111
title?	string	The tray title #### Platform-specific - Linux: The title will not be shown unless there is an icon as well. The title is useful for numerical and other frequently updated information. In general, it shouldn’t be shown unless a user requests it as it can take up a significant amount of space on the user’s panel. This may not be shown in all visualizations. - Windows: Unsupported.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L104
tooltip?	string	The tray icon tooltip	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L91

Type Aliases

MouseButton

type MouseButton: "Left" | "Right" | "Middle";

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L11

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MouseButtonState

type MouseButtonState: "Up" | "Down";

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L10

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TrayIconClickEvent

type TrayIconClickEvent: object;

Type declaration

Name	Type	Description	Defined in
button	MouseButton	Mouse button that triggered this event.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L35
buttonState	MouseButtonState	Mouse button state when this event was triggered.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L37

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L33

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TrayIconEvent

type TrayIconEvent:
  | TrayIconEventBase<"Click"> & TrayIconClickEvent
  | TrayIconEventBase<"DoubleClick"> & Omit<TrayIconClickEvent, "buttonState">
  | TrayIconEventBase<"Enter">
  | TrayIconEventBase<"Move">
| TrayIconEventBase<"Leave">;

Describes a tray icon event.

Platform-specific:

• Linux: Unsupported. The event is not emitted even though the icon is shown, the icon will still show a context menu on right click.

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L48

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TrayIconEventBase<T>

type TrayIconEventBase<T>: object;

Type Parameters

Type Parameter
T extends TrayIconEventType

Type declaration

Name	Type	Description	Defined in
id	string	Id of the tray icon which triggered this event.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L23
position	PhysicalPosition	Physical position of the click the triggered this event.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L25
rect	object	Position and size of the tray icon.	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L27
rect.position	PhysicalPosition	-	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L28
rect.size	PhysicalSize	-	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L29
type	T	The tray icon event type	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L21

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L19

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TrayIconEventType

type TrayIconEventType:
  | "Click"
  | "DoubleClick"
  | "Enter"
  | "Move"
  | "Leave";

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/dev/packages/api/src/tray.ts#L12