gohide frente a HiddeX
Un pequeño ocultador de ventanas portable frente a una tecla del jefe completa: iconos de la bandeja, teclas por app, restauración en el mismo sitio y una app silenciada y suspendida mientras está oculta.
HiddeX is a tiny, portable freeware tool that hides any window from the desktop and the taskbar with a click or a hotkey. It is a good minimal choice if all you want is to make a window vanish. gohide covers the same ground and adds the parts a minimal hider leaves out: the system-tray icon, per-app hotkeys, restoring windows exactly in place, and keeping a hidden app quiet.
Side by side
| gohide | HiddeX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for up to 3 apps · Pro is a one-time purchase | Free |
| Install | Installer, portable zip, Microsoft Store, winget | Portable executable |
| What it hides | Selected apps: window + taskbar button + tray icon | A window, from desktop and taskbar |
| Tray icons of hidden apps | Hidden, including on current Windows 11 | Not documented |
| Hotkeys | Hide all, restore all, one per app; lock-screen hotkey | Click or hotkey |
| Restore | In place, position and z-order intact | Un-hide |
| While hidden | Mute (free) · suspend process (Pro) | — |
| Extras | Privacy cover screen, hot corners, auto-hide rules, PIN lock (Pro) | — |
Facts about HiddeX are taken from public directory listings in September 2026.
Where HiddeX is the better pick
- You want a single portable file with no installer and no settings to learn.
- You hide a window occasionally, one at a time, and the taskbar button disappearing is all you need.
Where gohide is the better pick
- The tray icon matters. On Windows 11 the notification area is the last place an app keeps showing; gohide hides it too — see tray hiding on Windows 11.
- You hide the same apps every day and want them to come back in one press, exactly where they were.
- You want a hidden game to stop making noise and stop using the GPU (pause any game).
- You want a portable option too: gohide also ships as a portable zip, alongside the installer and the Store build.
Try it
Download gohide — free for up to 3 apps, with no time limit — or read hide a program from the taskbar.
Unlimited apps, process suspend, the privacy cover, mouse triggers and dynamic rules are gohide Pro — a one-time purchase with free updates, no subscription. See pricing.
Los datos de la competencia proceden de los sitios web de los fabricantes y de directorios públicos en el momento de redactar este texto y pueden cambiar; los nombres de producto pertenecen a sus propietarios. gohide no está afiliado a ninguno de ellos.