UniTray

Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Usage
• Acknowledgements
• Contributing
• License

❔ About

UniTray is a lightweight PowerShell tray application that helps you monitor and update Scoop, Chocolatey and WinGet packages effortlessly, all from one simple application.
It runs in the background, checks for updates, and notifies you when new versions are available.

🚀 Features

Periodically checks for updates, with a one-click update option in the context menu

Context Menu

Runs in the system tray for easy access, with tooltip information

Tooltip

Supports selective updates

Updates

Terminates^[1] package applications to allow updates

Termination

Sends failure notifications using BurntToast

Failure

Error

Supports backdrop and dark mode integrations

Backdrop
Type	Light	Dark
Acrylic
Mica (Default)
Mica Alt

Theme
Light	Dark

Note

Backdrop and dark mode integrations are only supported on Windows builds 22000+

[1]
To allow Scoop package updates, applications currently in use must be closed. It is highly recommended to ensure programs are idle and that no unsaved progress exists before termination.
If you prefer to close applications manually, do so before running updates.

📚 Prerequisites

• A Package Manager (Scoop, Chocolatey or/and WinGet)
• BurntToast
• Microsoft.WinGet.Client

To install BurntToast and Microsoft.WinGet.Client, run the following command in PowerShell:

Install-Module -Name BurntToast, Microsoft.WinGet.Client

📥 Installation

To start using UniTray:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/WildeBeast2521/UniTray.git

2. Run the following command in Command Prompt (CMD) to start UniTray:

   PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File UniTray.ps1

🛠️ Usage

Timer interval and backdrops can be set in the settings.json file created on initial start.

Timer Interval

The default check interval is set to 2 hours. To customize it, set the interval value in settings.

Backdrop

The default backdrop is set to Mica. To customize it, set the backdrop value in the settings with the appropriate constant. Constants for backdrops are defined below:

Backdrop	Constant
Mica (Default)	2
Acrylic	3
Mica Alt	4

🙌 Acknowledgements

UniTray has evolved through a lot of edits, from a simple tray application into a customizable update manager, with help from various sources:

1. dongle-the-gadget/SystemBackdropTypes / Apply Mica to a WPF app on Windows 11 for backdrop integration
2. Win32 Dark Mode / Support for dark mode in wxMSW for Dark mode support

And more!

🔧 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome - check out CONTRIBUTING for more information

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the MIT License file for details.