Winspector Spy Alternatives

Winspector Spy is described as 'Have you ever used Spy++ that comes with MSVC? If you have then you know what Winspector is - but take out all of the annoyances of Spy++ and add in a big bag of handy tweaks and features' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are four alternatives to Winspector Spy for Windows. The best Winspector Spy alternative is Window Detective, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Winspector Spy are WinSpy, WinID and XWinspector.

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  1. Window Detective icon

    Window Detective

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    Window Detective is a programmer's tool used to "spy" on an application's windows and allows you to view and even modify some of its properties.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Window Detective is the most popular Windows alternative to Winspector Spy.

    • Window Detective is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Winspector Spy.

    • Window Detective is Free and Open SourceWinspector Spy is Free and Proprietary
  2. WinSpy icon

    WinSpy

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    WinSpy is a tool for retrieving details of an open window in the Windows desktop environment. It appears that it has superceded WinSpy++.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    WinID

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    WinID is controls & windows identification utility that is both powerful and compact. Its main purpose is to give an easy way to retrieve information about Microsoft Windows controls visually right off the screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. XWinspector icon

    XWinspector

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    Discover hidden features of other software with XWinSpector. It works like Spy++ but has many other features!

    7 XWinspector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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