What is traylnks?

TrayLnks is a small Windows utility that turns a folder on your computer into a menu sitting in your system tray, the small area near the clock. The idea is simple: you point the app at a folder, and every subfolder and shortcut inside it becomes a clickable menu entry. The folder structure is the configuration, so there is no separate file to edit by hand. When the app scans your chosen folder, it builds a nested menu that mirrors what is on disk. Subfolders become submenus, and shortcut files become clickable items that launch the linked program. Command and PowerShell script files also appear as items. The app tries to bring the launched window to the foreground. Any file that is not a recognized type is simply ignored, which keeps the menu clean. Icons work in a straightforward way. If a shortcut or folder has a matching image file with the same name, that image is used as the menu icon. When no matching image exists, the app assigns one of 50 built-in fallback icons based on a hash of the item's path, so the same entry always gets the same icon. A special file called .station can be placed in a folder to restrict that folder and its contents to specific computers by hostname, which is useful when sharing a configuration folder across machines. Version 0.2 adds optional cloud sync through Aliyun Drive. You authorize access by scanning a QR code with the Aliyun Drive app, pick a cloud folder, and your local menu folder mirrors across machines. Conflicts are resolved by last write time, and deletions propagate both ways. Login tokens are stored in the Windows credential store, not in the plain config file. The app is built with Tauri v2 and Rust, with a static HTML settings page, and targets Windows 10 and 11. The README is written in both Chinese and English and covers features, configuration, build steps, and project layout in detail. The full README is longer than what was shown.