Floaty Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   PureRef

    67 likes

   PureRef was created to be a simple and lightweight tool for artists to organize and view their reference images. Image can be scaled and collage can also be made.

   28 PureRef alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Image Viewer

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   MenuTools

    33 likes

   MenuTools is a simple program that adds options for task priority, window transparency, and Always On Top to open dialog windows.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • Brazil

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Brazil

   

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   PowerToys - Always on Top

    6 likes

   📣 This app is part of the Microsoft PowerToys bundle and cannot be downloaded separately.

   12 PowerToys - Always on Top alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • United States

   

   

   

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   PiP for Mac

    9 likes

   macOS Picture in Picture window preview and AirPlay Receiver.

   21 PiP for Mac alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   OnTopReplica

    36 likes

   A lightweight application that provides a real-time thumbnail replica of any window of your choice. OnTopReplica will stay always on top, allowing you to keep track of the original window while working and without having to keep the keyboard focus on it.

   19 OnTopReplica alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Italy
   • EU

   

   

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   PinWin

    10 likes

   PinWin is a minimal Windows system tray application that allows you to pin any windows to the top of the screen with one click.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Germany
   • EU

   

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   LayerX

    4 likes

   An intuitive app to display transparent images on screen.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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    DeskPins

     23 likes

    DeskPins 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.

    17 DeskPins alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • Greece
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer

    • Greece
    • EU

    

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    Afloat

     8 likes

    Make any app able to float on top.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • SIMBL

    

    

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    WindowWatcher

     6 likes

    WindowWatcher is a free hybrid window magnifier and remote control spy. It gives Windows the ability to have proper and resizable picture-in-picture support above and beyond Aero Snap. It's great for watching stuff like online TV, streams or Youtube playlists in a small...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    PiP-Tool

     5 likes

    PiP tool is a software to use the Picture in Picture mode on Windows. This feature allows you to watch content (video for example) in thumbnail format on the screen while continuing to use any other software on Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • France
    • EU

    

    

    

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    AfloatX

     3 likes

    An alternative to Afloat that lives in the dock icon menu. Although AfloatX has some of the same features as Afloat, it is not meant to be a clone. AfloatX is a simple and unobtrusive plugin made to add some additional window management features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

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