Ghoster AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Window Managers

The best Window Manager alternative to Ghoster is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Ghoster and many of them are Window Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Window Manager alternatives to Ghoster are Sizer, altdrag, RBTray and GridMove.

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Ghoster

Window Manager
Free • Proprietary

Dims all windows except the active one.

Features:

Place a transparent image across the screen.
Highly configurable.

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Ghoster alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022

SmartSystemMenu
SmartSystemMenu extends system menu of all windows in the system. It appends next custom items to menu:
46 SmartSystemMenu alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Window Manager
- System Tweaker
Platforms
- Windows
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Top SmartSystemMenu Features
1. Sits in the System Tray
2. On top
3. Window Resizing
4. Transparency
5. Pin the specified window on top of all
6. Change Monitor
7. No registration required
8. Dark Mode
9. Ad-free
10. Portable
11. Prioritize tasks
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- SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to Ghoster.
- SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ghoster.
- SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourceGhoster is Free and Proprietary

Sizer
Sizer is a freeware utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size. This is extremely useful when designing web pages, as it allows you to see how the page will look when viewed at a smaller size.
23 Sizer alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Sizer Features
Lightweight
Support for Multiple Monitors
Window Resizing
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altdrag
AltDrag allows you to move and resize windows much easier. When you have it running you can simply hold down the Alt key and then use your mouse to drag any window, and it doesn't matter where in the window you click.
82 altdrag alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
altdrag Features
Portable
Window Resizing
Snap windows
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Discontinued
The last version (1.1) is from 2015.
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RBTray
Allows almost any program to be minimized to the system tray by right clicking its minimize button.
49 RBTray alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
RBTray Features
Portable
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Discontinued
Last update is from 2015 but the project has been forked: RBTray Fork
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GridMove
GridMove - A window management tool that can quickly arrange your windows into desktop grids.
53 GridMove alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
GridMove Features
Window organizer
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DM2
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.
42 DM2 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
DM2 Features
Portable
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Discontinued
Last version is from 2007
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Plumb
Plumb is designed to reduce the time spent manually moving windows on your desktop. With higher resolution and larger monitors becoming the norm it’s common to have several applications open at any given time — none of which really need 100% of the screen.
48 Plumb alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Plumb Features
Snap windows
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allSnap
allSnap is a small system tray app that makes all top level windows automatically align like they do in programs such as Winamp or Photoshop.
28 allSnap alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
allSnap Features
Portable
Sits in the System Tray
Snap windows
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Discontinued
Was discontinued at the release of Windows 7 (2009).
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KDE Mover-Sizer
KDE Mover-Sizer is a lightweight program enabling KDE-style alt-click moving and resizing for Windows XP, 7, 2000, 2003, Windows Server, and Vista.
85 KDE Mover-Sizer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
KDE Mover-Sizer Features
Support for Multiple Monitors
Lightweight
Snap windows
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Taekwindow
Taekwindow is a simple, lightweight and free Windows program that allows you to move and resize windows by dragging them with the Alt key, similar to many X11 window managers.
75 Taekwindow alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Taekwindow Features
Portable
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Discontinued
The last update is from March 2011.
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WinSize2
WinSize2 can move windows automatically to a predefined place and / or resize the width and/or height to a predefined size.
21 WinSize2 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
WinSize2 Features
Auto resize
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Discontinued
No updates since "V 2.38.04 (2011-06-10)". See http://winsize2.sourceforge.net/en/
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MoveInactiveWin
Sometimes a lot of deskop clutter can hide a window (eg, open file, programs, files-explorer, dialogs)
82 MoveInactiveWin alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
MoveInactiveWin Features
Window organizer
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