CryptoTray

A lightweight cryptocurrency price tracker that lives in your system tray.

Screenshot

Note: System tray / menu bar behavior differs by OS and desktop environment. Some platforms may truncate or not show the dynamic title text next to the icon. If you don’t see prices in the tray, hover for the tooltip and use the tray menu items instead.

Features

• Real-time cryptocurrency price updates in system tray
• Support for multiple crypto providers
• Customizable refresh intervals
• Multiple fiat currency support
• Start on system startup
• Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux

Providers

Currently supported providers:

• Binance (USDT pairs)
• CoinGecko (coin IDs; optional demo API key supported)

Usage

• Launch the app, then use the tray icon menu:
  • Open Settings to configure provider, symbols, refresh interval, display currency, and autostart
  • Refresh Now to fetch the latest prices immediately
• Defaults:
  • Provider: Binance
  • Symbols: BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, SOLUSDT
  • Refresh: 15s
  • Display currency: USD

Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• pnpm 9+
• Rust toolchain (stable)

Linux system deps

On Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt-get install -y \
  libgtk-3-dev \
  libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
  libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
  librsvg2-dev \
  build-essential \
  pkg-config

Development

pnpm install
pnpm tauri dev

For quick UI iteration (frontend only):

pnpm dev

Building

pnpm tauri build

License

MIT License