⚠ Deprecated: Legacy
Suggested alternative: H.NotifyIcon.Wpf
This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for the WPF platform. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the WPF framework in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be used directly in code or embedded in any XAML file. Source code and extensive sample application available at http://www.hardcodet.net/projects/wpf-notifyicon
$ dotnet add package Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf.NetCore** The official version now supports .Net Core/.Net 5, I recommend using it - https://github.com/hardcodet/wpf-notifyicon**
This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for the WPF platform. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the WPF framework in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be used directly in code or embedded in any XAML file.
Install-Package Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf.NetCore
The sample below shows some of the properties of the control. For a more comprehensive sample, have a look at the sample application that comes with the download.
<Window
x:Class="Hardcodet.NetDrives.UI.SystemTray.Sample"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:tb="http://www.hardcodet.net/taskbar">
<tb:TaskbarIcon x:Name="myNotifyIcon"
Visibility="Visible"
ToolTipText="Fallback ToolTip for Windows xp"
IconSource="/Images/TrayIcons/Logo.ico"
ContextMenu="{StaticResource TrayMenu}"
MenuActivation="LeftOrRightClick"
TrayPopup="{StaticResoure TrayStatusPopup}"
PopupActivation="DoubleClick"
TrayToolTip="{StaticResource TrayToolTip}"
/>
</Window>
A comprehensive tutorial that complements the attached sample application can be found on the Code Project: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/wpf_notifyicon.aspx