WinSpy++ Alternatives

WinSpy++ is described as '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 Visual Studio' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WinSpy++ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac and PortableApps.com apps. The best WinSpy++ alternative is Process Explorer, which is free. Other great apps like WinSpy++ are htop, AutoIt, Glances and SystemExplorer.

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  1. Hawkeye icon
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    Hawkeye is a .Net tool that allows you to view, edit, analyze and invoke (almost) any object from a .Net application. Whenever you try to debug, test, change or understand an application, Hawkeye can help.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
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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
     
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. WinDowse icon
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    WinDowse is an application to analyze the children from a window, result then an efficient and magnific application to analyze the Windows system structure.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. WinID icon
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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
     
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    The Extended Task Manager provides additional Windows process management features and information about disk activity and network port usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Pserv icon
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    pserv.cpl is a Windows Control Panel Applet that

    Allows you to -control all NT services and devices -uninstall applications -replace eventviewer -replace task manager -connect to remote machines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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
     
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