How to hide a JFrame in system tray of taskbar

Question

I\'d created a JFrame and want to hide in taskbar (in windows not visible right in the bottom but hidden in the tray menu items<

Answer 1

myFrame#getExtendedState and myFrame#setExtendedState

basically is better to multiplay these ExtendedStates

frame.setExtendedState(JFrame.ICONIFIED);
frame.setExtendedState(frame.getExtendedState() | JFrame.ICONIFIED);


frame.setExtendedState(JFrame.NORMAL);
frame.setExtendedState(frame.getExtendedState() & (~JFrame.ICONIFIED));

EDIT 1.

for example

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.*;  
public class WindowGCDemo1 {  
    private javax.swing.Timer timer = null;
    private int count = 0;
    private JFrame myFrame = new JFrame();  
    public WindowGCDemo1() {
        myFrame = new JFrame();
        myFrame.setLocation(150, 150);
        myFrame.setSize(200, 400);
        myFrame.setVisible(true);
        System.out.println(myFrame.getExtendedState());
        start();
    }  
    private void start() {
        timer = new javax.swing.Timer(1000, updateCol());
        timer.start();
    }  
    public Action updateCol() {
        return new AbstractAction("Set Delay") {  
            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;  
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                timer.stop();
                myFrame.setExtendedState(JFrame.ICONIFIED);
                System.out.println(myFrame.getExtendedState());
                count++;
                startAgain();
            }
        };
    }  
    private void startAgain() {
        timer = new javax.swing.Timer(1000, updateColAgain());
        timer.start();
    }  
    public Action updateColAgain() {
        return new AbstractAction("Set Delay") {  
            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;  
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                timer.stop();
                myFrame.setExtendedState(JFrame.NORMAL);
                System.out.println(myFrame.getExtendedState());
                count++;
                if (count > 5) {
                    timer.stop();
                    stop();
                }
                start();
            }
        };
    }  
    private void stop() {
        System.out.println("--------------------------------------------");
        System.out.println("System Exit");
        System.exit(0);
    } 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {  
            @Override
            public void run() {
                WindowGCDemo1 windowGCDemo = new WindowGCDemo1();
            }
        });
    }
}

EDIT 2.

for SystemTry you have to set for your JFrame#setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE); and in the proper JMenuItem(s) from JPopupMenu, just JFrame#setVisible(true);

Answer 2

Check the TryIconDemo from Documentation. This Link contain a small piece of code. Copy and Run it on your IDE.

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/displayCode.html?code=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/examples/misc/TrayIconDemoProject/src/misc/TrayIconDemo.java

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package misc;  
/*
 * TrayIconDemo.java
 */

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.net.URL;
import javax.swing.*;

public class TrayIconDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /* Use an appropriate Look and Feel */
        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel");
            //UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
        } catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }
        /* Turn off metal's use of bold fonts */
        UIManager.put("swing.boldMetal", Boolean.FALSE);
        //Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
        //adding TrayIcon.
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }

    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        //Check the SystemTray support
        if (!SystemTray.isSupported()) {
            System.out.println("SystemTray is not supported");
            return;
        }
        final PopupMenu popup = new PopupMenu();
        final TrayIcon trayIcon =
                new TrayIcon(createImage("images/bulb.gif", "tray icon"));
        final SystemTray tray = SystemTray.getSystemTray();

        // Create a popup menu components
        MenuItem aboutItem = new MenuItem("About");
        CheckboxMenuItem cb1 = new CheckboxMenuItem("Set auto size");
        CheckboxMenuItem cb2 = new CheckboxMenuItem("Set tooltip");
        Menu displayMenu = new Menu("Display");
        MenuItem errorItem = new MenuItem("Error");
        MenuItem warningItem = new MenuItem("Warning");
        MenuItem infoItem = new MenuItem("Info");
        MenuItem noneItem = new MenuItem("None");
        MenuItem exitItem = new MenuItem("Exit");

        //Add components to popup menu
        popup.add(aboutItem);
        popup.addSeparator();
        popup.add(cb1);
        popup.add(cb2);
        popup.addSeparator();
        popup.add(displayMenu);
        displayMenu.add(errorItem);
        displayMenu.add(warningItem);
        displayMenu.add(infoItem);
        displayMenu.add(noneItem);
        popup.add(exitItem);

        trayIcon.setPopupMenu(popup);

        try {
            tray.add(trayIcon);
        } catch (AWTException e) {
            System.out.println("TrayIcon could not be added.");
            return;
        }

        trayIcon.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
                        "This dialog box is run from System Tray");
            }
        });

        aboutItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
                        "This dialog box is run from the About menu item");
            }
        });

        cb1.addItemListener(new ItemListener() {
            public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
                int cb1Id = e.getStateChange();
                if (cb1Id == ItemEvent.SELECTED){
                    trayIcon.setImageAutoSize(true);
                } else {
                    trayIcon.setImageAutoSize(false);
                }
            }
        });

        cb2.addItemListener(new ItemListener() {
            public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
                int cb2Id = e.getStateChange();
                if (cb2Id == ItemEvent.SELECTED){
                    trayIcon.setToolTip("Sun TrayIcon");
                } else {
                    trayIcon.setToolTip(null);
                }
            }
        });

        ActionListener listener = new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                MenuItem item = (MenuItem)e.getSource();
                //TrayIcon.MessageType type = null;
                System.out.println(item.getLabel());
                if ("Error".equals(item.getLabel())) {
                    //type = TrayIcon.MessageType.ERROR;
                    trayIcon.displayMessage("Sun TrayIcon Demo",
                            "This is an error message", TrayIcon.MessageType.ERROR);

                } else if ("Warning".equals(item.getLabel())) {
                    //type = TrayIcon.MessageType.WARNING;
                    trayIcon.displayMessage("Sun TrayIcon Demo",
                            "This is a warning message", TrayIcon.MessageType.WARNING);

                } else if ("Info".equals(item.getLabel())) {
                    //type = TrayIcon.MessageType.INFO;
                    trayIcon.displayMessage("Sun TrayIcon Demo",
                            "This is an info message", TrayIcon.MessageType.INFO);

                } else if ("None".equals(item.getLabel())) {
                    //type = TrayIcon.MessageType.NONE;
                    trayIcon.displayMessage("Sun TrayIcon Demo",
                            "This is an ordinary message", TrayIcon.MessageType.NONE);
                }
            }
        };

        errorItem.addActionListener(listener);
        warningItem.addActionListener(listener);
        infoItem.addActionListener(listener);
        noneItem.addActionListener(listener);

        exitItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                tray.remove(trayIcon);
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });
    }

    //Obtain the image URL
    protected static Image createImage(String path, String description) {
        URL imageURL = TrayIconDemo.class.getResource(path);

        if (imageURL == null) {
            System.err.println("Resource not found: " + path);
            return null;
        } else {
            return (new ImageIcon(imageURL, description)).getImage();
        }
    }
}

Answer 3

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.UIManager;

/**
 *
 * @author Mohammad Faisal
 * ermohammadfaisal.blogspot.com
 * facebook.com/m.faisal6621
 *
 */

public class HideToSystemTray extends JFrame{
    TrayIcon trayIcon;
    SystemTray tray;
    HideToSystemTray(){
        super("SystemTray test");
        System.out.println("creating instance");
        try{
            System.out.println("setting look and feel");
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
        }catch(Exception e){
            System.out.println("Unable to set LookAndFeel");
        }
        if(SystemTray.isSupported()){
            System.out.println("system tray supported");
            tray=SystemTray.getSystemTray();

            Image image=Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("/media/faisal/DukeImg/Duke256.png");
            ActionListener exitListener=new ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    System.out.println("Exiting....");
                    System.exit(0);
                }
            };
            PopupMenu popup=new PopupMenu();
            MenuItem defaultItem=new MenuItem("Exit");
            defaultItem.addActionListener(exitListener);
            popup.add(defaultItem);
            defaultItem=new MenuItem("Open");
            defaultItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    setVisible(true);
                    setExtendedState(JFrame.NORMAL);
                }
            });
            popup.add(defaultItem);
            trayIcon=new TrayIcon(image, "SystemTray Demo", popup);
            trayIcon.setImageAutoSize(true);
        }else{
            System.out.println("system tray not supported");
        }
        addWindowStateListener(new WindowStateListener() {
            public void windowStateChanged(WindowEvent e) {
                if(e.getNewState()==ICONIFIED){
                    try {
                        tray.add(trayIcon);
                        setVisible(false);
                        System.out.println("added to SystemTray");
                    } catch (AWTException ex) {
                        System.out.println("unable to add to tray");
                    }
                }
        if(e.getNewState()==7){
                    try{
            tray.add(trayIcon);
            setVisible(false);
            System.out.println("added to SystemTray");
            }catch(AWTException ex){
            System.out.println("unable to add to system tray");
        }
            }
        if(e.getNewState()==MAXIMIZED_BOTH){
                    tray.remove(trayIcon);
                    setVisible(true);
                    System.out.println("Tray icon removed");
                }
                if(e.getNewState()==NORMAL){
                    tray.remove(trayIcon);
                    setVisible(true);
                    System.out.println("Tray icon removed");
                }
            }
        });
        setIconImage(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("Duke256.png"));

        setVisible(true);
        setSize(300, 200);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
    public static void main(String[] args){
        new HideToSystemTray();
    }
}

This is the working program!