I want Spy++ but I don't have Visual Studio
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I only have SQL Server 2008 Client tools. I would like to use Spy++, but of course, it only comes with the Visual Studio installation.
Is there a good replacement for Spy++ that I can use?
.Net Solutions
Solution 1 - .Net
There is WinSpy++ by James Brown at Catch22.net
It's free contains source and works well.
Solution 2 - .Net
Winspector has been more helpful. Not sure why their site is down right now, but there are a lot of other places to download it.
Solution 3 - .Net
Visual Studio 2013 now has a community edition. See the Q&A on that page to see if you can use it.
Spy++ is included in the community edition. I had to launch the "Developer Command Prompt for VS2013" and then run the spyxx.exe executable from that command prompt. Searching for "spy++" or "spyxx" in the "Search programs and files" entry box on the (Windows 7) start menu didn't find it.
Solution 4 - .Net
just download from:
> http://mdb-blog.blogspot.com/2010/11/microsoft-spy-or-spyxx-for-download.html
it contains versions:
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7.0
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8.0
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10.0
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11.00
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and 14.00 (latest)
Solution 5 - .Net
A very decent effort to revive the beloved but defunct winspector is window detective : http://windowdetective.sourceforge.net/
Solution 6 - .Net
> With the Visual UIA Verify, you can quickly find and select any UI element anywhere on the desktop. Based on the specific control type and the supported control patterns, UIA Verify provides the built-in test scenarios prioritized for the particular UI element. Developers can add additional test scenarios by adding the code to the UIA Test Library. The tool can output the test results or the summary in various forms. Visual UIA Verify can output test details in HTML.
Solution 7 - .Net
The free download for windows SDK includes UISpy... is that close enough?
Solution 8 - .Net
I think WinSpy++ looks like the best bet, especially since it ships with source and is compatible with Vista (Win7 too presumably).
However, the first clone I'd run across was http://www.dennisbabkin.com/php/download.php?what=WinID">WinID</a>;. No source and claims not to support Vista, but it may do some things WinSpy++ doesn't...like extracting icons and fonts ("Capture Shot").
Note: tried to post this as a comment and not an answer, but the link wouldn't work.
Solution 9 - .Net
I just used Windows Detective. Worth taking a look:
Solution 10 - .Net
Try using HWndSpy.
Source code is here.
