WindowTop AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like WindowTop

WindowTop is described as 'Boost your multitasking with Always-on-Top, Interactive Picture-in-Picture & Crop, Opacity & Click-Through, Anchors, Dark Mode and more!' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WindowTop for Windows and File Explorer. The best WindowTop alternative is Microsoft PowerToys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WindowTop are PowerToys - Always on Top, MenuTools, OnTopReplica and Always on Top.

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  1. Microsoft PowerToys icon

    Microsoft PowerToys

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    Open-source utilities for Windows include FancyZones for window management, PowerRename for bulk renaming, and Keyboard Manager for custom shortcuts. Ad-free, supports multi-monitor setups, no registration needed, lightweight resource usage, and works offline.

    63 Microsoft PowerToys alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Microsoft PowerToys is the most popular Windows alternative to WindowTop.

    • Microsoft PowerToys is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WindowTop.

    • Microsoft PowerToys is Free and Open SourceWindowTop is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. MenuTools icon

    MenuTools

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    MenuTools is a simple program that adds options for task priority, window transparency, and Always On Top to open dialog windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Example: Notepad running on Microsoft Windows 8 x64.
     
  5. OnTopReplica icon

    OnTopReplica

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    A lightweight application that provides a real-time thumbnail replica of any window of your choice. OnTopReplica will stay always on top, allowing you to keep track of the original window while working and without having to keep the keyboard focus on it.

    13 OnTopReplica alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    OnTopReplica screenshot 1
     
  6. Always on Top icon

    Always on Top

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    Always-on-top is the free utility that allows any program window to stay on top of all other windows even when it does not have the focus.

    9 Always on Top alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. PinWin icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. DeskPins icon

    DeskPins

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    DeskPins can be used to make any application topmost, that is, to keep it above all other windows. Just grab a pin from the DeskPins icon in the system notification area (a.k.a. taskbar tray) and click on any window.

    13 DeskPins alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
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    Extremely small, does a very few needed functions, works with Windows 10x64, open source. Despite the program being hosted on neocities (ha, so 1998!), it does exactly what I want, is easy to use, and easy to remove.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • DeskPins is Free and Open SourceWindowTop is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. TurboTop icon

    TurboTop

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    Like the "Always on Top" feature that some programs have? TurboTop lets you set any window to be "Always on Top!"

    12 TurboTop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TurboTop screenshot 1
     
  11. 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
     
  12. Window On Top by Compzets.com icon

    Window On Top by Compzets.com

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    "Window On Top" is a small gadget made by Compzets.com which keeps any specific window on top of other windows. It does not have any user-interface (UI), it just sits on your tray bar and works with only a single keyboard shortcut.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Window On Top by Compzets.com screenshot 1
     
  13. Skybn Window On Top icon

    Skybn Window On Top

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    Window on Top can be used to make any application topmost,that is to keep it above all other windows. This functionality is identical to the "Always on Top" setting found in some programs. With "Window on Top" you can add this feature to any program.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Skybn Window On Top screenshot 1
     
  14. Stick-It! icon

    Stick-It!

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    Simply double-click programs systray icon, and then left click the title of the window wanted to be Always on top.... Cool feature: Windows shake when set to stay on top, with the aforementioned method.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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