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SysTray-X: A system tray extension for Thunderbird. Needs both the addon AND the companion app installed to work. Will not work with TB flatpaks or snaps.

SysTray-X

SysTray-X is a system tray extension for Thunderbird 68+. The addon uses the WebExtension API's to control an external system dependent system tray application.

The addon and system tray application can do:

  • custom new mail icon
  • display number of unread / new mails
  • show / hide Thunderbird (minimize)
  • minimizing hides to tray (remove Thunderbird from taskbar, pager and switcher when minimized)
  • minimize on startup
  • minimize on close

Warning:

This add-on and companion app will NOT work with FULL Wayland desktops. No interaction between window clients is possible in Wayland.

Donations

To support this project, you can make a donation to its current maintainer:

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Contributers

Luigi Baldoni <[email protected]> : Initial setup of the OpenSuSE Build Service rpm package.

Known issues

  • Upgrading a Windows version:

    • Quit Thunderbird
    • Install the new version of Systray-X (SysTray-X-setupxx-0.x.0.exe from the release assets)
    • Start Thunderbird again
    • Goto Tools -> Add-ons and Themes
    • Click on the "gear" button / menu
    • Click the "Install Add-on From File" menu item
    • Browse to "C:\Program Files\Systray-X
    • Select "[email protected]"

  • SysTray-X preferences will be lost when moving from an old Thunderbird version to Thunderbird version 91 or higher due to the storage type change. As of SysTray-X version 0.8.0 the add-on will use the local storage type instead of the sync type.
    Please press the reset button in the TB SysTray-X add-on preferences page to clear the old storage before setting your preferences again.

  • Preferences menu not working in TB 86.x throught TB 87.0b1 (beta releases)

Limitations

This add-on / companion app will not work with FULL Wayland desktops due to the design choices made in Wayland.

Binaries (System)

These packages will install the Thunderbird addon and companion app system wide.
Root credentials are required.

Make shure you removed / uninstalled any SysTray-X package installed with a script installer.
You can verify this by checking the ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts directory. There should be NO SysTray-X packages or links in there. Remove them and remove the add-on from the Thunderbird add-ons page.

openSuSE

Repository

Installing the repository:

Tumbleweed
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ SysTray-X
15.4
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/15.4/ SysTray-X
Leap 15.4
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Leap_15.4/ SysTray-X
Leap 15.3
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_Leap_15.3/ SysTray-X
SLE 15 SP3 (not tested)
sudo zypper ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/openSUSE_SLE_15_SP3/ SysTray-X

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE
sudo zypper in systray-x
GNOME
sudo zypper in systray-x-gnome
XFCE / Others (non-KDE, non-GNOME)
sudo zypper in systray-x-minimal

xUbuntu

Repository

Installing the repository:

22.04
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970/xUbuntu_22.04/Release.key
sudo mv -f  Release.key  /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/Systray-x.Ximi1970.asc
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_22.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
21.04
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970/xUbuntu_21.04/Release.key
sudo mv -f  Release.key  /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/Systray-x.Ximi1970.asc
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_21.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
20.04 LTS
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970/xUbuntu_20.04/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_20.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
18.04 LTS
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970/xUbuntu_18.04/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_18.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
16.04 LTS
wget -q http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970/xUbuntu_16.04/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/xUbuntu_16.04 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE

Please select the Plasma (X11) session when loging in on 21.04. The Plasma (Wayland) session will not work.

sudo apt install systray-x
GNOME

Please select the Ubuntu on Xorg session when loging in on 21.04 and up. The Ubuntu (Wayland) session will not work.

sudo apt install systray-x-gnome
Unity / XFCE / Others (non-KDE, non-GNOME)
sudo apt install systray-x-minimal

Debian

Repository

Installing the repository:

Testing (not tested)
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_Testing/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_Testing ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
Unstable (not tested)
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_Unstable/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_Unstable ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
11
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_11/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_11 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
10
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_10/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_10 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE
sudo apt install systray-x
GNOME
sudo apt install systray-x-gnome
XFCE / Others (non-KDE, non-GNOME)
sudo apt install systray-x-minimal

Fedora

Repository

Installing the repository:

Rawhide (not tested)
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Fedora_Rawhide/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo dnf update --refresh
36
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Fedora_36/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo dnf update --refresh
35
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Fedora_35/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo dnf update --refresh
34
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Fedora_34/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo dnf update --refresh
33
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Fedora_33/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo dnf update --refresh

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE
sudo dnf install systray-x
GNOME
sudo dnf install systray-x-gnome
XFCE / Others (non-KDE, non-GNOME)
sudo dnf install systray-x-minimal

Arch

AUR

A git package is available in the user repository (KDE Plasma version). To install it, just use some AUR helper, like yay:

yay -S systray-x-git

Repository

Installing the repository:

wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons:/Arch/Arch/x86_64/home_Ximi1970_Mozilla_Add-ons_Arch_Arch.key
sudo pacman-key --add home_Ximi1970_Mozilla_Add-ons_Arch_Arch.key
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key BEEF5C3607D86FE9
sudo echo -e "\n[home_Ximi1970_Mozilla_Add-ons_Arch_Arch]\nSigLevel = PackageOptional\nServer = https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons:/Arch/Arch/x86_64" | sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf 
sudo pacman -Syyu

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE
sudo pacman -S systray-x
GNOME
sudo pacman -S systray-x-gnome
sudo pacman -S gnome-tweaks

Please use Tweaks to activate the gnome shell extension Kstatusnotifieritem/appindicator support or reboot the system.

XFCE / Others (non-KDE, non-GNOME)
sudo pacman -S systray-x-minimal

CentOS

Repository

Installing the repository:

8 Stream (not tested)
sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo=https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/CentOS_8_Stream/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo yum update
8
sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo=https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/CentOS_8/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo yum update
7
sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo=https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/CentOS_7/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo yum update

Package

Installing the SysTray-X addon and companion app package:

KDE
sudo yum install systray-x-minimal

or

sudo yum install epel-release
sudo yum install systray-x
GNOME
sudo yum install systray-x-gnome
sudo yum install gnome-tweaks

Please use Tweaks to activate the gnome shell extension Kstatusnotifieritem/appindicator support or reboot the system.

MX (not tested)

First install the Debian latest Thunderbird version. Replace the xx.x.x with the correct version.

sudo apt install thunderbird=1:xx.x.x-1~deb10u1

Then add the SysTray-X Debian repository and install the SysTray-X package.

sudo apt install thunderbird=1:78.x.x-1~deb10u1
wget -q https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_10/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/Debian_10 ./" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/systray-x.list'
sudo apt update
sudo apt install systray-x-minimal

Binaries (User)

User installable package.
No root credentials required.

Download the installer here (click on the assets dropdown list):

Addon and companion app installer

Please keep in mind that using the script will override the SysTray-X packages installed with a repository. Use the -u option with the script installer to uninstall.

Windows

Get the SysTray-X-setup32-x.x.x.exe or SysTray-X-setup64-x.x.x.exe depending on the Thunderbird version (32bit or 64bit) you are using.
Run the installer.
If you want to change the install directory, please make sure to select an empty / unused directory.
ALL files in the selected install directory will be removed when uninstalling !! Please remove the Systray-X add-on from Thunderbird before uninstalling.

When reinstalling you need to add the add-on manually to Thunderbird again by using the Installl Add-On From File option in the Add-ons manager. You can find add-on file in the install directory called [email protected]

Building

Linux

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Ximi1970/systray-x.git

Requirements:

  • OpenSuSE:

    sudo zypper install zip git gcc-c++ make qt5-qtbase-devel knotifications-devel

  • Fedora/RHEL:

    sudo dnf install qt5-qtbase-devel gnome-shell-extension-appindicator kf5-knotifications-devel
gnome-extensions enable [email protected]

  • CentOS:

    sudo yum install epel-release
sudo yum install kf5-knotifications-devel
sudo yum install qt5-qtbase-devel

    If you want to use systray-x under Gnome you also need to add the SysTray-X repository for your CentOS version (replace the XX with your version):

    sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo=https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Ximi1970:/Mozilla:/Add-ons/CentOS_XX/home:Ximi1970:Mozilla:Add-ons.repo
sudo yum update
sudo yum install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
gnome-extensions enable [email protected]

  • Ubuntu:

    20.04 LTS

    sudo apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default
gnome-extensions enable [email protected]

    16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS

    sudo apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
gnome-shell-extension-tool -e [email protected]

  • Debian:

    sudo apt install zip git g++ make qt5-default gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
gnome-shell-extension-tool -e [email protected]

Build (KDE):

cd systray-x
make

or if knotifications is not available:

cd systray-x
make OPTIONS="DEFINES+=NO_KDE_INTEGRATION"

Build (GNOME,XFCE,others):

cd systray-x
make OPTIONS="DEFINES+=NO_KDE_INTEGRATION"

Install and run SysTray-X from the build directory in the repository:

mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
cp -f app/config/linux/SysTray_X.json ~/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/
cp -f [email protected] ~/.thunderbird/*.default-release/extensions/

User install:

...

System install:

...

Windows

Install:

Clone the repository using TortoiseGit:

...

Translations

de :
el : askembris
en_US :
it : lgbaldoni
nl :
pt_BR : fabianski7
ru_RU : agvantibo

Remarks

Branches:

master : Should be stable and working for all supported systems
develop : Working but maybe not for all systems
feature-xxx : Experimental

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