Disc Tray Toggler

Disc Tray Toggler is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you open and close the disc tray of your CD and/or DVD using simple actions. It can be deployed on all Windows versions out there.

Comes in a portable package

This is a portable program. You can store it on USB flash drives or other portable devices to have it with you all the time. In addition, you may run it without administrative privileges.
Gaining access to its features requires only opening the executable file because there’s no setup included in the process. It does not write entries to your Windows registry and leave other configuration files on the target PC. It actually saves the settings data on the storage device.
Getting rid of the program implies deleting the files that you have downloaded from the Internet. In addition, you may open the utility directly from the USB flash drive where the program is kept.

Unobtrusive running mode

You can look for Disc Tray Toggler in the system tray. It resides quietly without disturbing your work with annoying popup notifications and other types of messages. The system tray plays a key role in controlling the application.
A help manual is not included in the package, only a ‘Readme’ file that contains succinct and general descriptions about the tool’s capabilities. Consulting it is not a mandatory step because the dedicated parameters look easy to work with so you can tweak them on your own.

How it works

A double-click on the tool’s icon from the system tray is all it takes to open the CD/DVD tray. You may also right-click on the icon to gain access to the menu which includes functions for opening or closing the disc tray.
Tests have shown that Disc Tray Toggler executes tasks very quickly and without errors. It does not eat up a lot of CPU and memory resources so the overall performance of the computer is not affected. You may keep it running in the background.

Final remarks

All in all, Disc Tray Toggler helps you automate the task of opening and closing the CD and/or DVD tray from the comfort of your desktop.