Add system tray / minimize-to-tray support for Claude Desktop (Windows)
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Activity 2 comments · opened Sep 11, 2026
Feature request
Right now Claude Desktop on Windows has no system tray icon. Every time it launches (auto-start or manual), it opens as a regular window — there's no way to keep it running in the background with just a tray icon, the way most Electron apps on Windows do (Discord, Slack, etc.).
Use case
I want Claude to start automatically with Windows but stay minimized to the tray instead of popping up a window on every boot. Currently the only options are "open as a window" or "don't auto-start at all."
Suggested behavior
- A tray icon that keeps the app running when the window is closed/minimized
- A setting to control whether closing the window quits the app or minimizes to tray
- Ideally, launch-at-login should default to starting minimized to tray
Windows build, app is distributed via Microsoft Store (MSIX).
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