https://github.com/mt1006/win2con

Displays windows and allows you to use them in console
https://github.com/mt1006/win2con

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Displays windows and allows you to use them in console

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mt1006/win2con
• Owner: mt1006
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2022-06-22T16:56:15.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-02-18T17:03:32.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-22T02:17:25.930Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: ascii, ascii-art, c, winapi
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.42 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.txt
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# Win2Con

Displays windows and allows you to use them in console.

Lots of source code copied from my previous project - [ConPlayer](https://github.com/mt1006/ConPlayer)

[Download Version 1.1](https://github.com/mt1006/Win2Con/releases/tag/Win2Con-1.1)

Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPb93gAq2_M

# Examples

Minecraft in cmd [```-ca -tm```]

![Minecraft](screenshots/mc.png "Minecraft")

Browser in cmd [```-tm```]

![Github](screenshots/github.png "Github")

Magnifier mode [```-m -sm soft-fill -sch -c cstd-rgb -r 50```]

![Magnifier mode](screenshots/magnifier_mode.png "Magnifier mode")

# List of basic options

```

 [none] / -i         Handle to input window (in hexadecimal).

  [handle]           When used, it will skip window selection menu.

                     Examples:

                      win2con 000100F8

 -c [mode]           Sets color mode.

  (--colors)         Default color mode is "cstd-256".

                     To get list of all avaible color modes use "win2con -h color-modes".

                     Examples:

                      win2con -c winapi-16

 -s [w] [h]          Sets width and height of the drawn image.

  (--size)           By default size of entire window.

                     Using "-s 0 0" image size will be constant.

                     (will not change with the console size change).

                     Examples:

                      win2con -s 120 50

 -sm [mode] [...]    Sets scaling mode.

  (--scaling-mode)   Default scaling mode is "fill" with enabled keeping ratio.

                     To get list of all avaible scaling modes use "win2con -h scaling-modes".

                     Examples:

                      win2con -sm no-scaling

 -ca (--client-area) Gets only window client area (without title bar or menu).

                     It may not work properly in some cases!

 -tm (--top-most)    Places console window above all other windows.

                     and makes it transparent to input.

                     Doesn't work with Windows Terminal!

 -m (--magnifier)    Enables "magnifier mode".

                     Instead of drawing one window, Win2Con will draw area under console.

                     Requires Windows 10 Version 2004 (20H1) [10.0.19041] or higher!

 -inf(--information) Information about Win2Con.

 -v  (--version)     Information about Win2Con version.

 -h           Displays help message.

  (--help)           Topics: basic, advanced, color-modes, scaling-modes, keyboard, full

  

[To see full help use "win2con -h full"]

 ```

# Keyboard control

```

[Right Alt + ...]:

 Q - Exit from window

 X - Exit from Win2Con

 C - Switch: entire window/client area

 T - Switch: console window above all other windows

```

# Compiling

## Windows

To compile it on Windows you need only Visual Studio. Just open .sln file and everything should work (at least theoretically).