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Spooky View

A Windows application to make any window transparent.

System requirements

This application will run on Windows XP and newer.

Downloads

The application is available from the Microsoft Store and Github.

Microsoft Store

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Github

https://github.com/littletijn/spooky-view/releases

When downloading from Github, make sure to choose the correct version.

Known issues

FAQ

How do I enable automatic startup of Spooky View?

It depends on the installed version. When using the MSI or portable version:

When downloaded from the Microsoft Store or using the MSIX version:

How can I make high privileges apps (apps started as administrator) transparent?

When the app is installed from the Microsoft Store, MSIX or MSI:

When the portable app is downloaded and extracted:

Building

Microsoft Visual Studio

This project can be build with Visual Studio 2022. Install the "Desktop Development with C++" workload and the "C++ Windows XP Support for VS 2017 (v141) tools" component. Open the Solution file "SpookyView.sln" and build the SpookyView project within.

MinGW-w64 with Microsoft Visual Studio Code

To build with the MinGW-w64 standalone version, use the Build task available for Microsoft Visual Studio Code. Debugging is also available with the included debug configuration. Simply build the project first and start the debugger afterwards.

MinGW-w64 on the command line

The project can also be build via the command line and the MinGW-w64 standalone version. First build the resource and manifest file:

Then build the rest of the project:

mingw32-make.exe

When using MSYS2 or another Unix based environment, use the windres and make executables instead.

License

Spooky View is licensed under the GNU GLP v3.0 or later. See the LICENSE file for more details.