getlantern/systray
a cross platfrom Go library to place an icon and menu in the notification area observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4312
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 791
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3727 stars · 534 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A cross-platform Go library for adding an icon and menu to the system tray/notification area on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It provides a simple API for creating tray menus with checkable and disableable items, callable from any goroutine.
Use cases
- add a system tray icon to a Go application
- create a menu bar app on macOS
- show a notification area icon with a menu on Windows
- build a background Go app with tray controls
- add a quit menu item to a tray application
- integrate a tray icon alongside a webview UI
When to choose
- you need a native system tray icon and menu in a Go app
- you want one library that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- you need thread-safe tray APIs callable from any goroutine
When to avoid
- you need full GUI windows, not just a tray icon
- you want to avoid cgo and its build dependencies
- you target platforms outside Windows/macOS/Linux
Facets
library · maturity active
gui ui-components developer-tools desktop-applications cross-platform developer-tools go cross-platform windows system-tray notification-area menu-bar cgo desktop-integration macos linux desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/getlantern/systray · fetched 2026-08-28 · 45ab1ee23c73
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| getlantern/systray | main | 32 |
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