[GH-ISSUE #11063] Feature on app: hide system tray icon via OLLAMA_APP_NOTRAY env var #69357

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opened 2026-05-04 17:54:27 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 0 comments
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Originally created by @fumiama on GitHub (Jun 13, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11063

Problem

Sometimes one may find the system tray icon visually cluttering or distracting because
some users prefer minimal interfaces and may not want a tray icon present at all, while
they still want to enjoy the one-click startup service on Windows platform.

Proposed feature

Introduce an environment variable (e.g., OLLAMA_APP_NOTRAY=1) that tells the desktop app
not to display a tray icon.

  • This would stay backwards-compatible for the absence of it keeps current behavior.
  • This may also allow those non-win platforms to use the app, though a little bit useless.

Implement

I have created a PR on it and tested it on my Windows 10 machine, see #11062

Originally created by @fumiama on GitHub (Jun 13, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11063 ### Problem Sometimes one may find the system tray icon visually cluttering or distracting because some users prefer minimal interfaces and may not want a tray icon present at all, while they still want to enjoy the one-click startup service on Windows platform. ### Proposed feature Introduce an environment variable (e.g., `OLLAMA_APP_NOTRAY=1`) that tells the desktop app **not** to display a tray icon. - This would stay backwards-compatible for the absence of it keeps current behavior. - This may also allow those non-win platforms to use the app, though a little bit useless. ### Implement I have created a PR on it and tested it on my Windows 10 machine, see #11062
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-05-04 17:54:28 -05:00
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#69357