PinWin
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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
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- julthep reviewed PinWin
✅ Works on ANY window, even protected ones (Uses direct Win32 API with elevation) ✅ Can pin Administrator Command Prompt, GDI/DirectDraw windows, Electron apps, and even system dialogs (Beats DeskPins, PowerToys, and most tray utilities) ✅ Open source & CLI-based (No GUI overhead, only single system tray menu, clean behavior) ✅ Doesn’t interfere with layout or style (Only toggles topmost flag without UI artifacts)
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PinWin information
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Bluegrams Licensing
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.3Alternatives
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OS & UtilitiesGitHub repository
- 184 Stars
- 23 Forks
- 2 Open Issues
- Updated Aug 22, 2020
Comments and Reviews
✅ Works on ANY window, even protected ones (Uses direct Win32 API with elevation) ✅ Can pin Administrator Command Prompt, GDI/DirectDraw windows, Electron apps, and even system dialogs (Beats DeskPins, PowerToys, and most tray utilities) ✅ Open source & CLI-based (No GUI overhead, only single system tray menu, clean behavior) ✅ Doesn’t interfere with layout or style (Only toggles topmost flag without UI artifacts)
I've seen MenuTools by Rafael Cossovan "Stay on Top" beat out both DeskPins and PinWin. When trying to pin a resized browser over a different browser, DeskPins wouldn't do it. PinWin let me choose the browser from its list of windows and then it could be pinned on top. MenuTools seems to always work.
Better than DeskPins, lightweight, Open Source, any restrictions and easy to use.