UI Spy Alternatives

UI Spy is described as 'The UI Spy tool enables developers and testers to view and interact with the user interface (UI) elements of an application. By viewing the applications UI hierarchical structure, property values, and raised events, developers and testers can verify that the UI they are creating' and is an app in the development category. There are four alternatives to UI Spy for Windows. The best UI Spy alternative is Window Detective, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UI Spy are Winspector Spy, WinID and XWinspector.

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  2. Winspector Spy icon

    Winspector Spy

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    Have you ever used Spy++ that comes with MSVC? If you have then you know what Winspector is - but take out all of the annoyances of Spy++ and add in a big bag of handy tweaks and features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
     
  4. WinID icon

    WinID

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    WinID is controls & windows identification utility that is both powerful and compact. Its main purpose is to give an easy way to retrieve information about Microsoft Windows controls visually right off the screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WinID screenshot 1
     
  5. XWinspector icon

    XWinspector

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    Discover hidden features of other software with XWinSpector. It works like Spy++ but has many other features!

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    XWinspector screenshot 1
     
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