https://github.com/lorenzck/ontopreplica

A real-time always-on-top “replica” of a window of your choice (on Windows).
https://github.com/lorenzck/ontopreplica

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A real-time always-on-top “replica” of a window of your choice (on Windows).

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lorenzck/ontopreplica
• Owner: LorenzCK
• License: other
• Created: 2016-06-09T08:49:41.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-07-05T07:51:34.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-13T12:06:22.574Z (9 days ago)
• Topics: dwm, thumbnails, tool, windowing, windows, windows-desktop
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 14.3 MB
• Stars: 2,520
• Watchers: 76
• Forks: 279
• Open Issues: 123
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# OnTopReplica

**A real-time always-on-top “replica” of a window of your choice, for Windows Vista, 7, 8, or 10.**

This simple utility application shows a blank always-on-top window by default.

Users can pick any other window of the system to have an always up-to-date clone of the target window shown always-on-top.

Very useful for monitoring background processes, wrangling with complex multi-window games or tools, watching Youtube videos while working, and so on.

**📢 Features:**

* Clone any of your windows and keep it *always-on-top* while working with other windows,

* Select a subregion of the cloned window, which:

  * Can be stored for future use,

  * Can use relative coordinates from the target window’s borders.

* Auto-resizing (fit the original window, half, quarter and fullscreen mode),

* Position lock on any corner of your screen,

* Adjustable opacity,

* “Click forwarding”: allows to interact with the cloned window,

* “Click-through”: makes the replica ignore any mouse interaction (turns **OnTopReplica** into an overlay if set together with partial opacity),

* “Group switch”-mode automatically switches through a group of windows while you use them.

## Requirements

* Microsoft Windows Vista or greater (the application makes use of native DWM Thumbnails to create replicas),

* Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.

* Desktop Composition (a.k.a. Windows *Aero*) enabled.

## Installation

Get the [latest version](https://github.com/LorenzCK/OnTopReplica/releases) from the releases section as an MSI installer.

## Contributions

…are very welcome. Fork away! 🍽️

Submitting [issues](https://github.com/LorenzCK/OnTopReplica/issues) and other feedback is also appreciated.

### Roadmap

1. ✅ Update to the newest [WindowsFormsAero](https://github.com/LorenzCK/WindowsFormsAero) version.

1. ✅ Migrate to .NET 4.7.

1. Improve/add **High DPI** support!

1. “Stored scenarios” that, just like stored regions, automatically clone a window (based on title or window class criteria), select a region, and set other options. Ideally to be used as Taskbar shortlinks.

1. Move to the Windows Store, via Centennial. 🤞

## License

**OnTopReplica** is licensed under the [MS-RL (Microsoft Reciprocal License)](https://github.com/LorenzCK/OnTopReplica/blob/master/LICENSE).