StayOnTop — keep any window always on top

01 — THE PIN

A button exactly where you look

Left click pins the window, right click opens a menu with every feature.

Left click: pin or unpin the window
Right click: a menu with every feature for that window
Mouse wheel on the pin: smooth opacity control
Drag the pin to move it elsewhere on the title bar

The StayOnTop window menu opened by right-clicking the pin

02 — TRANSPARENCY

See the window, click what is behind it

Set a window’s opacity or let clicks pass through to the app underneath.

Ghost mode: the window fades when it is not active
Click-through with the emergency shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Perfect for guides, tutorials and overlays for windowed games

A semi-transparent window above another app

03 — LIVE PREVIEWS

Picture-in-picture for any window

A copy of a whole window or part of it, always on top — e.g. a video in the corner or a render’s progress.

Copy of the whole window or a selected area
Frameless widget with its own opacity
Remembered crop for each app

04 — FOCUS

Dim everything except your work

Dims everything except the active window.

Adjustable dimming level
Works on one or many monitors
Window or area screenshots and text copy (Windows OCR, on-device)

05 — PICTURE

Dark mode for every app

Invert brightness gives a dark look to apps without dark mode. Plus brightness, contrast, vivid colours and sharpening — per window or for the whole screen.

Drag the slider on the screenshot to compare before and after
Styles: Invert brightness, Vivid, Deep black, Black & white

The same window with inverted brightness

OriginalInvert brightness

06 — LAYOUTS & RULES

Your workspace back in one click

Named window layouts, position and size lock, edge snapping and per-app rules.

Three quick layouts in the tray menu
Startup rules: “start minimised to tray”
Follows light and dark theme and the accent colour

07 — SCREENSAVER & MONITOR

Screen off, PC keeps working

An animated screensaver and one-click monitor off — downloads, music and renders keep going.

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Interactive demo

See how it works — right here in your browser

Drag a window, click the pin, right-click for the menu.

Demo desktopPinned: brak

Quarterly report — Editor–×

Q4 launch plan

We are shipping the new onboarding, a refreshed dashboard and mobile widgets. This page tracks progress and open reviews.

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☑ ~~Walk through onboarding~~

☐ Agree on widget sizes

☐ Pick the video thumbnail

☐ Confirm QA dates

Click the pin on a title bar · right click = menu

This is a simplified browser simulation. The real StayOnTop works with every window in Windows.Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+P

All features

A complete toolkit for working with windows

No extra fees, no subscription.

A pin on every window’s title bar — one click keeps the window above all others

Opacity control and ghost mode: the window fades while you work elsewhere

Click-through: see the window and click what is under it

Live previews of a whole window or part of it, also as a frameless widget

Picture-in-picture: watch any window in a corner of the screen

Window or area screenshots — saved and copied in one step

Copy text from any window with Windows’ built-in text recognition

Focus mode dims everything except the window you are working in

Snap windows to corners and halves of the screen, move them between monitors

Lock a window’s position or size

Save and restore named window layouts

Per-app rules: always pin, hide the pin or move it

Built-in screensaver with animated effects

Global shortcuts for pinning, screenshots and turning click-through off

Runs in the notification area, optionally starts with Windows

Follows Windows’ light and dark theme and accent colour

Turn the monitor off with one click — downloads, music and renders keep running

No network access, ads, tracking or telemetry

Native C++: no administrator rights or .NET, minimal memory and CPU use

Restores every window to normal when it closes

Gallery

StayOnTop in action

Specs

Requirements & details

System	Windows 11, Windows 10 version 1809 or later
Architecture	x64
Technology	Native C++ — no .NET or extra libraries
Size	approx. 2.6 MB
Memory	approx. 30 MB at idle, under 1% CPU
Permissions	Standard user account — no administrator
Languages	38, including English and Polish Show all languages Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch English Español Filipino Français Hrvatski Italiano Magyar Nederlands Norsk Polski Português Română Slovenčina Suomi Svenska Tiếng Việt Türkçe Ελληνικά Български Русский Српски Українська اردو العربية فارسی हिन्दी বাংলা ไทย 日本語简体中文繁體中文 한국어
Monitors	Single and multiple monitors, any DPI scaling
Privacy	No network features, ads or telemetry
Distribution	Microsoft Store (MSIX), automatic updates

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do I need administrator rights?

No. It runs for your account only, with no services or drivers.

Does StayOnTop collect or send any data?

No. The app has no network features. Screenshots go to Pictures\StayOnTop and OCR runs locally.

Which apps does it work with?

With almost any window that has a normal title bar. Exception: apps running as administrator — a Windows restriction.

Will the pin get in the way of full-screen games and videos?

No. The pin hides in full screen.

Will it slow down my PC?

No. About 2.6 MB on disk, about 30 MB of memory, under 1% CPU.

What happens to my windows when I close the app?

Every window returns to its normal state.