Tray overflow

Keep your tray clean: essentials visible, everything else in overflow.

Tray overflow (why it exists)

Most people have a handful of tray apps they use daily - and a dozen more they never touch.

Tray overflow gives you a clean way to keep the essentials visible while hiding the rest behind a small overflow panel.

A good setup

  • Keep “always visible”: the few utilities you actually open.
  • Put everything else into overflow (or keep it hidden if you never touch it).

The result: less noise, same access.

How overflow works

Overflow is a compact grid that opens from the tray’s “chevron up” button.

Details that matter:

  • The panel auto-sizes to the number of items.
  • It uses up to 4 columns, so it stays short and “pocketable”.
  • If nothing is running that qualifies as a tray app, you’ll see a simple empty state (“No tray apps running”).

Move apps between visible and overflow

You don’t manage overflow with a settings list - you manage it directly:

  1. Drag a tray icon.
  2. Drop it where you want it:
    • into the visible row to keep it on the taskbar
    • into the overflow panel to hide it behind the chevron

Reordering works the same way: drag to the position you want.

Tip: if you start dragging from the visible row, Sulguni can open overflow automatically so you can drop the icon there in one motion.

When an app doesn’t show up

If you expect a tray item but don’t see it:

  • Make sure Tray is enabled: Tray
  • Some items are filtered out on purpose (system/Apple components, generic icons).
  • Some menu-bar icons aren’t separate accessory apps, so there may be nothing to represent as a tray entry.

Next steps