Glass2k Alternatives

Glass2k is described as 'Small little program that allows Windows 2000/XP users to make any window transparent. Right-click on any window or press the keyboard shortcuts (Control + Shift + [0-9]) to make any window transparent. Its that simple' and is an app in the development category. There are eight alternatives to Glass2k for Windows. The best Glass2k alternative is SmartSystemMenu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Glass2k are AltSnap, TrayIt!, TopMenu and Moo0 WindowMenuPlus.

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  1. SmartSystemMenu icon

    SmartSystemMenu

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    SmartSystemMenu extends system menu of all windows in the system. It appends next custom items to menu:

    44 SmartSystemMenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Windows alternative to Glass2k.

    • SmartSystemMenu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Glass2k.

    • SmartSystemMenu is Free and Open SourceGlass2k is Free and Proprietary
  2. AltSnap icon

    AltSnap

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    A fork of the unmaintained AltDrag, this allows you to move and resize windows by holding the Alt key and clicking anywhere within the window instead of relying on very precise clicking of the window edges.

    6 AltSnap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. TrayIt! icon

    TrayIt!

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    TrayIt! - 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
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  5. TopMenu icon

    TopMenu

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    TopMenu is a functionality clone of PowerMenu, but designed to be compatible with Windows 7 and 64-bit systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Moo0 WindowMenuPlus icon

    Moo0 WindowMenuPlus

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    Moo0 WindowMenuPlus lets you have extra useful menus in every windows "system window menu". Its the menu that you can access through right-clicking on any windows title bar or taskbar button. This tool can add extra menus there such as "Keep on Top"...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. xNeat Windows Manager icon

    xNeat Windows Manager

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    xNeat is a windows enhancement utility. With the free version you can change any windows transparency, hide it, make it always on top, send it to tray, change the process/thread priority, Shuffle the taskbar etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Crystal XP icon

    Crystal XP

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    Crystal XP lets you adjust the transparency of open windows, but don't expect anything awe-inspiring. Crystal XP's comprehensive interface is reminiscent of Windows and offers its configurations in English and Dutch.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Ghost-It icon

    Ghost-It

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    Adjust the transparency of your active and inactive windows, taskbar, and desktop with this small application, which suffers from a minor performance glitch. Ghost-It places an icon on your system tray, with options to independently configure the transparency levels of your...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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