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We've compiled a list of 5 free and paid alternatives to WinSpy. The primary competitors include WinSpy++, Window Detective. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between WinSpy and Winspector Spy, XWinspector, WinID. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.
We've compiled a list of 5 free and paid alternatives to WinSpy. The primary competitors include WinSpy++, Window Detective. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between WinSpy and Winspector Spy, XWinspector, WinID. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.
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Note: WinSpy++ appears to have been superceded by https://alternativeto.net/software/winspy/.
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Window Detective is a programmer's tool used to "spy" on an application's windows...
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Retrieve window information.
Retrieve window information.
Windows
WinSpy is a tool for retrieving details of an open window in the Windows desktop environment. It appears that it has superceded 
WinSpy++.
Information that can be retrieved with WinSpy:
• Window/control handle
• Window title
• Control text
• Window/control class
• Control ClassNN
• Window/control position
• Window/control size (window and client dimensions)
• Cursor position (relative to screen, window or client)
• Window/control styles
• Window/control extended styles
• Additional styles for some controls
• Detailed style information including description
• Control ID
• Font name, size and style
• Details about the class (style, handles, etc)
• Tab order index
• Help context ID
• Window properties (data defined with SetProp)
• Menu information (strings, keyboard shortcuts, item ID)
• Scroll bar information
• List of child windows
• List of sibling windows
• Parent window
• Owner window
• Process information (executable path, version, PID, image type, etc)
The "Extra" tab can display additional information for the following control types:
• Scintilla
• Edit
• Toolbar (button ID and string)
• SysHeader32 (column text and width)
• ListView (items)
• ListBox (items)
• ComboBox (items)
• Progress bar
• Status bar (text)
• Tab control (text)
Actions that can be performed with WinSpy:
• Change window title or control text
• Change window/control position and size
• Change window/control styles
• Change the visibility of the window/control
• Enable/disable controls
• Set a window to be always on top
• Redraw the window/control
• Close the window/control
• Send Windows API messages to the window/control
• Terminate the process associated with the window
• Open the folder location of the process
• Search for a particular window/control based on multiple criteria (text, class, process)
• Display a hierarchical tree of all windows and controls in the system
• Create a screenshot of the window or control
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