Sergei Sizov – Software Engineer Agile Software Development with Java and PHP

SystemTray Icon for Java Swing Application

Sometimes we need our application to be launched hidden in background. Applications like Skype or ICQ are running in background and waiting for incoming messages. These applications both having their icon in the System Tray and you can easily activate them by double-clicking on their system tray icon. This tutorial shows how to create the System Tray Icon for your Java Swing Application.