https://github.com/emp0ry/hide-icons

Hide Icons, Hide or Show Desktop Icons Tray App
https://github.com/emp0ry/hide-icons

customization desktop desktop-icons hide hide-icons hide-show taskbar tool-bar tray tray-icon windows windows-10 windows-11

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Hide Icons, Hide or Show Desktop Icons Tray App

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/emp0ry/hide-icons
• Owner: emp0ry
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-01-21T16:15:20.000Z (4 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-03T17:48:44.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-13T17:13:33.460Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: customization, desktop, desktop-icons, hide, hide-icons, hide-show, taskbar, tool-bar, tray, tray-icon, windows, windows-10, windows-11
• Language: C++
• Homepage: https://emp0ry.github.io/Hide-Icons/
• Size: 299 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

        
# Hide Icons 🖥️

[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/emp0ry/Hide-Icons?label=Latest%20Version)](https://github.com/emp0ry/Hide-Icons/releases/latest)

[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/emp0ry/Hide-Icons)](LICENSE.txt)

**Hide Icons** is a simple Windows tray application that lets you quickly hide or show desktop icons, manage application startup settings, and customize the tray icon.

## 🚀 Features

✔ **Instant Desktop Icon Toggle** – Hide or show desktop icons with a single click.  

✔ **Custom Tray Icon** – Choose your own tray icon for a personalized touch.  

✔ **Hotkey Support** – Set a custom hotkey to toggle desktop icons quickly.  

✔ **Startup Control** – Enable or disable auto-start with Windows.  

✔ **Dark/Light Mode** – Matches your Windows theme (when using the default icon).  

✔ **Persistent Settings** – Saves your preferences between sessions.  

✔ **Auto Update** - On startup, it checks and updates to the latest version.  

✔ **Efficient & Lightweight** – Uses a low-level keyboard hook for hotkeys without interfering with system-wide shortcuts.

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## 📸 Screenshots

| ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6720dc64-987c-46bb-98e9-9306d2b1e357) | ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b13c4bc6-651d-4667-a6af-5fa50b60a6f8) | ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f2e712dc-4e3b-4349-8f4d-b0411ac7c23d) |

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## 🛠️ How to Use

1. **Download & Install** – Get the latest version from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/emp0ry/Hide-Icons/releases).  

2. **Run the App** – Launch `HideIcons.exe` to start it in the system tray.  

3. **Toggle Icons** – Click the tray icon to hide/show desktop icons.  

4. **Set a Hotkey** – Right-click the tray icon → *Set Hotkey* → Assign a custom shortcut.

5. **Startup Options** – Enable “Run at Startup” to launch automatically with Windows.  

## Donation

[!["Buy Me A Coffee"](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom_images/orange_img.png)](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/emp0ry)

## License

MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE.txt) for details.