DeskPins Alternatives
DeskPins is described as 'Can be used to make any application topmost, that is, to keep it above all other windows. Just grab a pin from the DeskPins icon in the system notification area (a.k.a. taskbar tray) and click on any window' and is an app in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DeskPins for Windows, PortableApps.com, File Explorer and Mac. The best DeskPins alternative is PowerToys - Always on Top, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DeskPins are MenuTools, WindowTop, PinWin and DM2.
- Free • Open Source
- 10 PowerToys - Always on Top alternatives
📣 This app is part of the Microsoft PowerToys bundle and cannot be downloaded separately.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
PowerToys - Always on Top Features
- 15 MenuTools alternatives
MenuTools is a simple program that adds options for task priority, window transparency, and Always On Top to open dialog windows.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
MenuTools Features
Comments about MenuTools as an Alternative to DeskPins
- 12 WindowTop alternatives
Boost your multitasking with Always-on-Top, Interactive Picture-in-Picture & Crop, Opacity & Click-Through, Anchors, Dark Mode and more!.
- 8 PinWin alternatives
PinWin is a minimal Windows system tray application that allows you to pin any windows to the top of the screen with one click.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Windows
PinWin Features
- 42 DM2 alternatives
DM2 provides several Windows enhancements that may help in every-day work. One of the nicest and most popular features of DM2 is minimizing windows to floating icons® (unique feature!) freeing both task bar and tray bar space.
DiscontinuedLast version is from 2007
DM2 Features
- 13 TurboTop alternatives
Like the "Always on Top" feature that some programs have? TurboTop lets you set any window to be "Always on Top!"
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedLast version is from 2016. See release date: http://www.savardsoftware.com/turbotop/download.asp
TurboTop Features
- 11 FileBox eXtender alternatives
FileBox enhances Windows by adding several advanced functions to the standard Open File and Save File dialog boxes. (Note that if a program uses its own "private" dialog boxes for these functions, you wont see our FileBox buttons, sorry.)
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedFileBox eXtender is no longer supported. The binary builds and source code are available for download.
FileBox eXtender Features
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- SIMBL
Afloat Features
- 94 Chameleon Window Manager alternatives
Chameleon Window Manager will allow you to control the windows of your programs using customizable buttons added to the title bars of the windows (Always on Top, Minimize to Tray, Minimize to Caption, Specify Transparency, Position window at left/right of screen).
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Country of Origin
Russia
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
Chameleon Window Manager Features
- 13 Window On Top by Compzets.com alternatives
"Window On Top" is a small gadget made by Compzets.com which keeps any specific window on top of other windows. It does not have any user-interface (UI), it just sits on your tray bar and works with only a single keyboard shortcut.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Window On Top by Compzets.com Features
- 13 Skybn Window On Top alternatives
Window on Top can be used to make any application topmost,that is to keep it above all other windows. This functionality is identical to the "Always on Top" setting found in some programs. With "Window on Top" you can add this feature to any program.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Skybn Window On Top Features
- 13 Stick-It! alternatives
Simply double-click programs systray icon, and then left click the title of the window wanted to be Always on top.... Cool feature: Windows shake when set to stay on top, with the aforementioned method.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedThe program is no longer updated. Last version, v1.00.0b, released in May 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website. Site unavailable. But you still can download by this link (from official site): http://www.mediafire.com/file/t8twzc1q69zbhwq/Stick-It! v1.00.0b.zip
Stick-It! Features
convenient AF!! and exactly what I wanted