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We've compiled a list of 20 free and paid alternatives to WinSpy++. The primary competitors include Process Explorer, htop. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between WinSpy++ and AutoIt, SystemExplorer, glances. Also you can look at other similar options here: Development Tools.


Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.

htop
Free Open Source

an interactive process viewer for Unix

AutoIt is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and...

System Explorer is an enhanced Taskmanager that provides detailed information about running...

glances
Free Open Source

Glances is a CLI curses based monitoring tool for GNU/Linux and BSD OS.

Pserv
Free

pserv.cpl is a Windows Control Panel Applet that Allows you to

vtop
Free Open Source

vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage.

Window Detective
Free Open Source

Window Detective is a programmer's tool used to "spy" on an application's windows...

Python System Monitor
Free Open Source

Python System Monitor (Psymon) is a cross-platform, task and performance monitor. Features:

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WinSpy++ Overview

Note: WinSpy++ appears to have been superceded by Small WinSpy iconWinSpy.

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 Small Microsoft Spy++ iconMicrosoft Spy++ utility that ships with Small Microsoft Visual Studio iconMicrosoft Visual Studio.

WinSpy++ can obtain the following window properties:

Window Class and Name.
Window procedure address.
All window styles and extended styles.
Window properties (set using the SetProp API call).
Complete Child and Sibling window relationships.
Scrollbar positional information.
Full window Class information.

Retrieve passwords from password-edit controls!
Edit window styles!
Alter window captions!
Show / Hide / Enable / Disable / Adjust any window in the system!
Massively improved user-interface!
View the complete system window hierarchy!
Multi-monitor support!
Now works correctly for all versions of Windows.
Windows Vista support
Tree hierarchy now groups by process.

WinSpy++ Platforms

Windows

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