IP Tray1.0.0.0

IP Tray is a straightforward application that shows your host name and local IP address and lets you copy information to the Clipboard. It runs in the systray and contains just a couple of options with no configuration settings, so you don't need previous experience with networking utilities.

Simple setup with systray integration

Installing this tool is a fast task that shouldn't give you any trouble, thanks to familiar wizard steps which require minimal user intervention. However, you must have .NET Framework installed, since it was developed using this platform.Once started, IP Tray creates an icon in the taskbar notifications area and sits there silently, without triggering any visual or audio alerts. Therefore, it doesn't interrupt your regular PC activity by running in the background.

Discover your host name and local IP address

In order to view your host name and local IP address, it's necessary to open the right-click menu. These details are shown in a small and semi-transparent window which can be hidden by following the same steps.Moreover, the utility gives you the possibility to copy the IP address to the Clipboard, in order to paste it into another application. Apart from the fact that you can exit the program from the tray icon's context menu, there are no other noteworthy options.

Evaluation and conclusion

IP Tray comes packed with the necessary and suffice options for finding out your machine's host name and local IP address, required for connecting to another computer in LAN, for example. No error dialogs popped up in our tests and it didn't hang or crash. Unsurprisingly, CPU and RAM usage was low.However, it doesn't have additional options or any configuration settings, such as support for keyboard shortcuts. Nevertheless, the tool serves its purpose and can be easily used by anyone.