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



XWinspector has been discontinued. Similar apps include Window Detective, which is free and open source. Other options are ForceToolkit, Winspector Spy, WinSpy and Windows Enabler. In total there are seven Window Managers like XWinspector for Windows.
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.



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