XWinspector Alternatives

XWinspector is described as 'Discover hidden features of other software with XWinSpector. It works like Spy++ but has many other features!' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are seven alternatives to XWinspector for Windows. The best XWinspector alternative is Window Detective, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XWinspector are ForceToolkit, WinSpy, Winspector Spy and Windows Enabler.

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    Window Detective is a programmer's tool used to "spy" on an application's windows and allows you to view and even modify some of its properties.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Window Detective is the most popular Windows alternative to XWinspector.

    • Window Detective is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to XWinspector.

    • Window Detective is Free and Open SourceXWinspector is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    ForceToolkit is a small but powerful Windows freeware utility that provides a few functions forcibly modify the state of other program controls. This tool allows users to enable grey out buttons and checkboxes, hide windows and let them run in the background, make windows always...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. WinSpy icon
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    WinSpy is a tool for retrieving details of an open window in the Windows desktop environment. It appears that it has superceded WinSpy++.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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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    Windows Enabler allows the user to enable disabled windows and controls such as buttons and tick boxes and choose menu options that would normally be disabled. This is obviously a very dangerous practice if used recklessly but having said that, you’d be surprised at how often it...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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
     
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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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