# Close Local to background

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/close-local-to-background/40922>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [January 19, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/close-local-to-background/40922 "2024-01-19T10:32:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![nschaeferhoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nschaeferhoff/32/20681_2.png) [@nschaeferhoff](https://community.localwp.com/u/nschaeferhoff)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/close-local-to-background/40922/1 "2024-01-19T10:32:31Z")

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I think it would be great to have the option to close Local to the background, meaning to close its window but still have it run and be accessible through the “show hidden icons” option in the Windows taskbar (sorry Apple users, I don’t know how it works in your system). If that were possible, Local wouldn’t show up as an option when Alt+tabbing around different windows, which can be a distraction.

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**Author:** ![burt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/burt/32/8523_2.png) [@burt](https://community.localwp.com/u/burt)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/close-local-to-background/40922/2 "2024-01-19T16:48:31Z")

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@nschaeferhoff This seems like a dupe of

> [@Add Windows system tray support](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-windows-system-tray-support/3081):
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> As a user of Local by Flywheel I’d like to have the ability to minimize/close the program into the system tray as opposed to the taskbar.

Please add your vote to that feature request. I’d love to have it implemented too!

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**Author:** ![nschaeferhoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nschaeferhoff/32/20681_2.png) [@nschaeferhoff](https://community.localwp.com/u/nschaeferhoff)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/close-local-to-background/40922/3 "2024-01-19T17:13:47Z")

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Oh, you are right. Didn’t turn up in my search. Upvoted it. Thanks for pointing that out!

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/close-local-to-background/40922/4 "2024-01-19T17:20:43Z")

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Thank you @nschaeferhoff and @burt! I’m going to close this one out just so that any other users can get to the original as well. 💚

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/close-local-to-background/40922/5 "2024-01-19T17:20:48Z")

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/close-local-to-background/40922/6 "2024-01-19T17:21:54Z")

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