You can now configure a shortcut to quickly adjust opacity using the mouse scroll button! This setting can be configured under hotkey settings or opacity settings:
Currently, there is a known issue where it does not function on windows with higher privileges (elevated/admin windows) unless WindowTop is also running as Admin. I have spent some time trying to find a workaround, but unfortunately, no solution has been found yet.
Minor Changes (5.25.x)
5.25.0
Added several missing translations for a few languages. The coverage of translations is now much improved. Special thanks to ChatGPT for the assistance. If you spot any translation mistakes, please feel free to report them! You can report issues here: https://github.com/WindowTop/WindowTop-App/discussions/323 or by contacting us.
Fixed a potential issue where WindowTop might not exit properly (requiring manual termination through the task manager).
5.25.1
Fixed an issue that the license is not loaded in the secondary process that handles admin windows (#395)
When you first start WindowTop, the assistant window will show an option to import existing settings with a single click. After the import is complete, the app will restart with your imported settings.
If you don’t have settings saved, you can click next as usual. In the last step, the assistant window will now show an option to export (backup) the settings you just set:
The backup file can also include your license if desired. Here are some screenshots showing the backup option:
You can now quickly export settings and restore/reuse them on another device. The export creates a JSON file. When exporting, you have the option to include the license key, allowing a quick method to reuse your license key and preferred settings.
To load settings, click “Import settings,” then browse to the file you created with the export option.
Minor Changes (5.24.x)
5.24.0
No minor changes.
5.24.1
Improvements for #63
Added spinner icon while import is in progress
Added a confirmation message notifying the user that the import will override current settings and the app will restart, and requesting user confirmation to continue
Added a notification message shown after the app restarts to confirm import completion
Fixed an issue where auto-start with Windows was not applied from imported settings
The first page of the window assistant shows the import option, and the last page shows the export button
Non-Microsoft Store activation now supports activation by email account!
We developed a new licensing feature that allows you to link your license key with your email (if you want), so next time, you can activate the app using your email address. This feature is available for new purchases only (10$ for the non-Microsoft Store activation instead of 15$ one) You can also use this activation on the Microsoft Store version.
After applying the license key, the app will show you the option to link it to your email.
You don’t have to do it. It is optional. But if you did it, next time, you can activate the app on another device using the option.
Here is a demo video that shows activation by email:
Better error handling of activation issues (non-Microsoft store activation)
Improved design of activation flows, such as:
If the license key is not working and you can’t apply it, the program will display a “Contact support” button
If there is a license issue, it will show you your options in more detail with better and more helpful information. For example, in case that you exceed that maximum amount of allowed devices, it will look like this: Everything is fully translated into all languages.
Other license fixes (non-Microsoft store activation):
Fixed: Users reported that after the bios update, they mistakenly detected that the device had changed and asked for a second activation. It should be resolved now, even without using activation by email. It was a bug that required reimplementing the entire activation system. Part of the improvements is to fix this bug as well.
We added it as a new option called “Keep colors” that you can quickly enable via the toolbar: Sometimes, this may cause the text to be unclear, so if you experience this, you can quickly disable it from the toolbar.
It is also available in the quick start settings:
Minor change logs (5.23.–>X<–)
5.23.0
Initial release of major version (see main release notes)
5.23.1
Fixed an issue with the new license method: when the license requires to link to an email, sometimes it is deactivated if not used for a while
5.23.2
Update Japanese translation (thanks to Daisuke!)
Update Swedish translation (thanks to Göran!)
Update Chinese translation (thanks to Dwhite!)
5.23.3
Fixed support of the new licensing solution for the Microsoft Store version. We can now create a build for the MS Store, which will be available soon. Testing it and validating for any bugs took time, and now it is finally done! If you install it via Microsoft Store, it will show you the button “Purchase or Login (Microsoft Store)” above the license-key-based activation method:
Added missing translations and make the option to contribute translation more noticeable:
Fixed translation issues
Fixed translation bug with Swedish that some dependencies not included by the installer (folder WindowTop\sv-SE not deployed)
Fixed: Mouse interaction mode (PIP + INTERACT) did not work for the Spotify app