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Watch Mode and Tray

Samuel Costa edited this page Jul 5, 2026 · 2 revisions

Watch Mode and Tray

Watch (auto-send on change)

Each task has a Watch this task toggle. When enabled, the app monitors the task's source file (or the files inside a folder source) for changes, and automatically re-sends to all enabled destinations shortly after a change is detected — no need to click TRANSFER yourself. This is handy for things like a build output you rebuild often, or a save file you want mirrored somewhere as soon as it updates.

Watch works per-task — turn it on for the tasks that need it and leave the rest manual.

Main window with Watch enabled — 'Watching — auto-sends when the file is saved.'

System tray icon

The app adds an icon to the system tray with three actions:

  • Open — restore/focus the main window.
  • Send all — the same as clicking TRANSFER (sends every enabled task), without opening the window.
  • Exit — actually quits the app (as opposed to closing the window, see below).

Minimize to tray on close

In Settings, enable Minimize to tray on close to make the window's close button (X) just hide the window instead of quitting — the app keeps running in the tray (so Watch tasks keep working), and clicking the tray icon (or Open in its menu) brings the window back. Use the tray icon's Exit to actually quit when this is on.

Desktop notifications

On Windows, Linux and macOS, the app shows a system notification when a transfer finishes (or fails), summarizing how many files were sent, skipped, and failed — even if the window is minimized to the tray at the time.

Single instance per install location

Launching the same executable a second time doesn't open a second window — it just brings the already-running instance to the front (restoring it if it was minimized) and the new launch attempt exits immediately. This applies per exact file path: if you have two separate copies of the app in different folders (for example, two different installed versions you're comparing), each copy runs completely independently and both can be open at once.

This means a shortcut that launches the app is safe to double-click repeatedly — it won't accumulate multiple tray icons or windows.

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