WinLayout is a program with keyboard hotkeys to move, resize, and snap windows all around the desktop area.
Ghoster Alternatives
Ghoster is described as 'Dims all windows except the active one' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ghoster for Windows, PortableApps.com and File Explorer. The best Ghoster alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ghoster are Sizer, RBTray, altdrag and GridMove.
Alternatives list
Ever try to size a window so it just touches the edge of the screen? It’s tedious (at least for me). FreeSnap allows you to instantly resize any window edge to the corresponding screen edge. Want that window to touch the right edge of the screen?
Registry Tweaking, Services Manager, Startup Manager, Registry Backup, Renew Registry, Registry Cleaner, Registry Search & Replace, Window Manager, Tray Icon Manager, Shell Context Menu Extension, Screen Capture, Shutdown Scheduler, Wallpaper Changer, Screen Saver...
21 WinSize2 alternativesWinSize2 can move windows automatically to a predefined place and / or resize the width and/or height to a predefined size.
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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.
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).
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
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Sometimes a lot of deskop clutter can hide a window (eg, open file, programs, files-explorer, dialogs)
36 TrayIt! alternativesTrayIt! - minimize to the system icon tray any program (Outlook Express, Notepad, Word, Internet Explorer, Sunbird, Thunderbird, Opera, OpenOffice etc.) and get more room in the Taskbar!
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
reSizer is a system utility that enables keyboard shortcuts to focus, move, resize and change other window properties in a fast and intuitive way without even touching the mouse.
LeDimmer is a small Windows application (<200KB) that sits in the system tray and simply dims the screen around the foreground window.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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