WinSpy++ AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Process Management Tools

The best Process Management alternative to WinSpy++ is Process Explorer, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to WinSpy++ and seven of them are Process Management Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Process Management Tool alternatives to WinSpy++ are htop, Glances, SystemExplorer and vtop.

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WinSpy++ is a handy programmer's utility which can be used to select and view the properties of any window in the system. WinSpy is based around the Microsoft Spy++ utility that ships with [Microsoft...

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WinSpy++ alternatives page was last updated Sep 5, 2022
  1. Process Explorer icon
     764 likes

    Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information...

    78 Process Explorer alternatives
    Process Explorer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Process Explorer Features

    1.  Process Monitoring
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  Affinity Mask
    4.  Portable
    Process Explorer iconWinSpy++ Icon

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    • Process Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to WinSpy++.

    • Process Explorer is the most popular free alternative to WinSpy++.

    • Process Explorer is Free and ProprietaryWinSpy++ is Free and Open Source
  2. htop icon
     258 likes

    htop is an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses. htop is an interactive top replacement that runs in the terminal. The available columns are: PID, STATE, PPID, PGRP, SESSION, TTY_NR, TPGID, MINFLT...

    72 htop alternatives
    htop Screenshot

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Runs on command line
    2.  Performance Monitoring
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Portable
    htop iconWinSpy++ Icon

    htop VS WinSpy++

    Is htop a good alternative to WinSpy++?
     
    • htop is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to WinSpy++.

    • htop is the most popular Open Source alternative to WinSpy++.

    • htop is Free and Open SourceWinSpy++ is also Free and Open Source
    • htop is LightweightWinSpy++ is not according to our users
  3. Glances icon
     59 likes

    Glances is a cross-platform monitoring tool which aims to present a large amount of monitoring information through a curses or Web based interface. The information dynamically adapts depending on the size of the user interface.

    63 Glances alternatives
    Glances screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Filesystem
    4.  Custom Plugins
    5.  Website Monitoring
    Glances iconWinSpy++ Icon

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  4. SystemExplorer icon
     94 likes

    System Explorer is an enhanced Taskmanager that provides detailed information about running processes, startup programs, IE add-ons (BHOs), drivers, services network connections, system resources and more.

    57 SystemExplorer alternatives
    SystemExplorer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    SystemExplorer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Show hidden processes
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Software Management
    5.  Autostart
    Discontinued

    While mostly functional it and its website hasn't been updated since 2017 and forums and support are gone.

    SystemExplorer iconWinSpy++ Icon

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  5. vtop icon
     13 likes

    vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage. It can be easily extended.

    47 vtop alternatives
    vtop screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    vtop Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Vim Key Mapping
    vtop iconWinSpy++ Icon

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  6. MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe icon
     10 likes

    Task Manager DeLuxe (TMX) is based on MiTeC System Information Component Suite and offers powerful features available in standard Windows Task Manager in lightweight portable package with many more enhancements.

    20 MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe alternatives
    MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  No installation
    MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe iconWinSpy++ Icon

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    Is this a good alternative to WinSpy++?
     
    • MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe is the most popular commercial alternative to WinSpy++.

    • MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe is Paid and ProprietaryWinSpy++ is Free and Open Source
    • MiTeC Task Manager Deluxe is LightweightWinSpy++ is not according to our users
  7. Chameleon Task Manager icon
     4 likes

    Chameleon Task Manager is Windows task manager that enables the complete control of processes running on a computer optimizing the performance of Windows. It also provides more detailed information about programs.

    59 Chameleon Task Manager alternatives
    Chameleon Task Manager screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Chameleon Task Manager Features

    1.  Memory Optimization
    Chameleon Task Manager iconWinSpy++ Icon

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