electron/docs/fiddles/native-ui/tray/main.js

// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const { ipcMain, app, nativeImage, Menu, Tray, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')

// Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
// be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
let mainWindow
let appIcon = null

function createWindow () {
  // Create the browser window.
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    webPreferences: {
      nodeIntegration: true
    }
  })

  // and load the index.html of the app.
  mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')

  // Open the DevTools.
  // mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()

  // Emitted when the window is closed.
  mainWindow.on('closed', function () {
    // Dereference the window object, usually you would store windows
    // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
    // when you should delete the corresponding element.
    mainWindow = null
  })
}

// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.whenReady().then(createWindow)

// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
  // On macOS it is common for applications and their menu bar
  // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
    app.quit()
  }
})

app.on('activate', function () {
  // On macOS it is common to re-create a window in the app when the
  // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
  if (mainWindow === null) {
    createWindow()
  }
})

ipcMain.on('put-in-tray', (event) => {
  const icon = nativeImage.createFromDataURL('data:image/png;base64,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

  appIcon = new Tray(icon)

  const contextMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate([{
    label: 'Remove',
    click: () => {
      event.sender.send('tray-removed')
    }
  }])

  appIcon.setToolTip('Electron Demo in the tray.')
  appIcon.setContextMenu(contextMenu)
})

ipcMain.on('remove-tray', () => {
  appIcon.destroy()
})

// In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
// code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here.