From b5bedd73d938547ec9309487e470b4f28dc30db5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: webadderall <131426131+webadderall@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:23:15 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Show Recordly in the Windows taskbar

---
 electron/main.ts    | 6 +++---
 electron/windows.ts | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/electron/main.ts b/electron/main.ts
index 7a81199e..470fc824 100644
--- a/electron/main.ts
+++ b/electron/main.ts
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ function createTray() {
 }
 
 function shouldUseTray() {
-	// macOS exposes Recordly as a regular Dock app. Windows and Linux keep the
-	// tray entry because they do not have the macOS Dock lifecycle.
-	return process.platform !== "darwin";
+	// macOS and Windows expose Recordly through their Dock/taskbar. Keep the
+	// tray entry only on Linux, where it remains the primary app entry point.
+	return process.platform === "linux";
 }
 
 function getPublicAssetPath(filename: string) {
diff --git a/electron/windows.ts b/electron/windows.ts
index e0fb5be2..d7b38be3 100644
--- a/electron/windows.ts
+++ b/electron/windows.ts
@@ -464,7 +464,9 @@ export function createHudOverlayWindow(): BrowserWindow {
 		backgroundColor: "#00000000",
 		resizable: false,
 		alwaysOnTop: true,
-		skipTaskbar: true,
+		// The HUD is Recordly's persistent top-level window, so it owns the
+		// Windows taskbar entry while auxiliary overlays stay hidden there.
+		skipTaskbar: process.platform !== "win32",
 		hasShadow: false,
 		show: false,
 		focusable: false,