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WindowTop github.com/BiGilSoft

Use this command to install WindowTop:
winget install --id=gileli121.windowtop -e

Set window on top, make it dark, transparent and more

WindowTop is a window management tool designed to optimize productivity by allowing users to set windows as Always-On-Top, adjust transparency, enable dark mode, and utilize Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode for multitasking.

Key Features:

  • Always-On-Top: Quickly set any window to stay on top of others using a toolbar or hotkey (ALT+Z by default).
  • Anchors: Switch between windows fast with customizable anchors, drag files to the floating icon to bring windows to the foreground, and control window actions via mouse clicks.
  • Picture-in-Picture (PiP): Transform any window into an interactive thumbnail for multitasking, with options to crop or hide the original window.
  • Opacity & Transparency: Adjust window transparency and enable click-through functionality for enhanced customization.
  • Dark Mode: Easily apply dark mode to any window to reduce eye strain and improve focus.
  • Glass Mode: Enhance windows with a frosted glass effect for a modern aesthetic.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for professionals, gamers, and anyone who works with multiple windows or requires efficient window management. WindowTop helps users multitask effectively, customize their workspace, and streamline workflows for increased productivity.

Available as a winget package for easy installation on supported Windows systems.

README

WindowTop

Optimize your productivity by making windows Always-On-Top. By switching windows super fast using Anchors. By using & watching multiple windows at the same time using Picture-In-Picture (PiP) mode and enabling night mode (dark-mode) for any window.

https://windowtop.info/

Get it from Microsoft

WindowTop - Latest Version (For Windows 10 version 2004 and later, and for Windows 11)

WindowTop v3.3.10 (For Windows 10, Windows 7)

Screenshots

Toolbar & Hotkeys settings

Features

Set window on top (Always on Top)

set-top Toggle Always-on-Top via toolbar. You can also use the hotkey ALT+Z or change it in settingsset-top-disable-when-maximized Toggle option to temporarily disable AOT when the window is maximized. This option can be enabled by default

Read more about Always on Top

Anchors (Alt-Tab alternative)

anchors_demo Easily switch between windows using anchors. You can also configure a hotkey to toggle it on/off.anchors-drag-demo You can drag a file to the floating icon. This will bring its window to the foreground so you can drag the file to that window.
anchors_close_shortcut-demo Mouse middle-click (wheel button): this will close the window (*Default)anchors_minimize_shortcut-demo Mouse right-click: this will minimize the window (*Default)
anchor-pip-icon-demo Anchor for PiP window without cropping enabledanchors-crop-icon-demo Anchor for PiP window with cropping enabled

Read more about Anchors

PiP (Picture in Picture) and Crop

pip_and_crop_demo With PiP, you can easily change the window to an interactive thumbnail, control it with the mouse and keyboard, and crop it.pip_interact_readmode_new Interact mode lets you see a bigger preview with your mouse cursor above the window. So you don’t have to make the PiP bigger to see where you click or read.
pip_hide_original_window PiP also allows hiding the original window (*Default)pip_show_original_window Or you can configure it so as not to hide the original window. You can configure the default behavior and also toggle it via the toolbar.
pip_smart_drag You can drag the PiP view when the mouse is not above some text. The function treats it as a text-selection operation when it is above text.PiP-Auto-Move-demo-1 PiP also includes an auto-move function that automatically moves the PiP view away from any text or image on the screen.

Read more about PiP (Picture-in-Picture) and Crop

Crop

crop-directly-demo The PiP feature also comes with a crop function that allows you to activate the crop directly from the native window. This includes everything else that comes with PiP, such as mouse interaction, etc.edit-crop-from-native You can modify the crop selection directly from the native window (if “Show original window” is enabled) and instantly see the result on the PiP view.
crop_hide PiP also allows hiding the original window (*Default)crop_no_hide Crop without hiding the original window

Read more about PiP (Picture-in-Picture) and Crop

Opacity

Opacity-feature-demo

Easily adjust window transparency and even enable click-throws, and there is an additional option to temporarily turn off transparency when the mouse is above the window. These options can be enabled via hotkeys.

Opacity-Click-Through-Demo

Use case example of transparency with click-through enabled.

Read more about Opacity

Dark Mode

dark-mode-demo-prodark_mode_settings

Read more about Dark Mode

Glass Mode

glass-modeimage

Read more about Glass Mode

More Toolbars

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Hotkeys settings

Hotkeys

Disable on Game Mode & Exclude/Include programs

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Supported Operating Systems

From v4.x.x, Windows 7 and before are no longer supported. Before v4.x.x, Windows 7 is also supported.

Only Windows 10 and Windows 11 are supported for v4.x.x and later. It may also work on Windows 8, but it was never tested.

Only 64-bit versions of Windows are supported (WindowTop is 64-bit only)

Purchasing

You can purchase WindowTop from here:
https://windowtop.info/purchase/
You can start a 30 day trial before you decide if you want to purchase it.

Developer

Gil Eliyahu (gileli121@gmail.com)

Versions
5.22.5
5.21.1
5.19.1
5.18.0
5.17.2
5.17.0
4.1.3
Website