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Desktop: option to minimize to tray / keep running when window is closed #42349
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On Windows, clicking the window close button (x) quits the OpenCode desktop app entirely. When the last window is closed, window-all-closed calls app.quit() (see packages/desktop/src/main/index.ts).
I would like an option so that closing the window minimizes to the system tray / keeps the app running in the background instead of quitting, similar to apps like Slack or Discord. This is useful because ongoing agent runs (long tool calls, background tasks) keep executing, and I don't want to lose them just by clicking the window close button.
Feature request
- Add a setting (e.g. in Settings, or a
close_to_tray/minimize_on_closeconfig) that makes the x button hide the window instead of quitting the app. - Show a tray icon (currently there is no Tray usage in the desktop main process) so the app can be restored from the tray.
- On macOS the existing
window-all-closedbehavior (app stays running) could stay as-is; this is mainly for Windows/Linux.
Additional context
- Desktop app version:
ai.opencode.desktop(Electron-based), packagepackages/desktop - Current behavior source:
packages/desktop/src/main/index.ts->app.on("window-all-closed", () => { if (process.platform === "darwin") return; app.quit() }) - No tray or
BrowserWindow.hide()usage exists today.
Thanks for considering!
Reacted by HeroInGitHub and Gambino36
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github-actions commentedon Aug 13, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of an existing issue. Please check:
If your request adds meaningfully different context, please clarify how it differs from #27463.
github-actions commentedon Oct 14, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 60 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.
AL-Mint commentedon Oct 29, 2026
Still relevant on the current release - could this be reopened?
Verified against OpenCode Desktop 2.2.0 on Windows 11 (
Windows_NT 10.0.26200, x64). The behavior described in this issue is unchanged:Trayinstance, so there is no tray icon at all.window-all-closed->app.quit()on non-macOS platforms), which kills any in-flight agent run.Requested behavior is unchanged from the original report:
Current workaround on Windows: third-party tray tools (Traymond, RBTray, Trayconizer) intercept the minimize button, since the app exposes no hook of its own.
There are a few near-duplicates of this request (#27463, #18134, #35775) - ideally they could be merged into this one. If a fresh issue is preferred instead, happy to file one.
Hona commentedon Oct 29, 2026
We can consider this.
Just note even though the UI does fully close - your agents are still running in the persistent OpenCode server!