Afloat Alternatives

Afloat is described as 'Make any app able to float on top' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Afloat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Google Chrome and File Explorer apps. The best Afloat alternative is PureRef, which is free. Other great apps like Afloat are PowerToys - Always on Top, MenuTools, OnTopReplica and PiP for Mac.

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    Duplicate Windows visually copies any window in Mac OS X live and on-the-fly. It’s like display mirroring for individual windows! I created the tool to display windows across multiple monitors in extended desktop mode during presentations.

    9 Duplicate Windows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Duplicate Windows is the most popular commercial alternative to Afloat.

    • Duplicate Windows is Paid and ProprietaryAfloat is Free and Open Source
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    Set a window to stay on top with this single-function but handy application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Overlay2 is like digital tracing paper for your computer. It opens a semi-transparent floating image over video capture or editing software, or 3D modelling software, so you can use the image as a reference or positioning guide.

    11 Overlay2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Floating and image and floating an app window are two different things.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Overlay2 is a legitimate Afloat alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Overlay2 is Paid and ProprietaryAfloat is Free and Open Source
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    Picture in Picture (PiP) allows watching videos from the internet while working at a computer. Using unique algorithms, the program finds videos on web pages and allows to open them in a floating window, that remains in the front.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Allows developers to put a semi-transparent image overlay over the top of the developed HTML and perform per pixel comparison between them. Works with DevTools and Firebug.

    8 PixelPerfect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  6. Overlay icon
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    A frame that allows you to have an image or even PDF displayed semi-transparently in front of everything. It enables you to copy, trace, or compare designs, images, and documents with ease, since you can lock the frame and make it undisturbed by mouse gestures.

    9 Overlay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Magic Pip is an app that can let you view all kinds of stuff in the PiP window. And it can float above other apps, almost like a split-screen!.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • MagicPip is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Afloat.

    • MagicPip is Paid and ProprietaryAfloat is Free and Open Source
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    Turn any mockup into a floating guide, and visually align pixels with ease.

    Use GluePrint to implement your interfaces pixel perfect. Simply open a mockup and lock it on top of your work to see how it compares. Position with the arrow keys and scroll to adjust the transparency. .

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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