Window Image Capture 

Develop your own window image capture tools to capture any active window or inactive window ( hidden windows or background windows) image and save it to the BMP file or JPEG file
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EscapeClose Pro 

A tiny utility, allowing you to close or minimize or hide the active window by pressing the Esc button. Now you can use a mask to select files in standard Windows Explorer by pressing the keys *, + and - on the numeric keypad! (like old NC)
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WindowGhost 

WindowGhost provides cool transparent window and menu effects. Configure to make the windows show a ghost/transparent effect when moving or resizing. You may also set menus to be transparent. All transparent levels are individually controlled.
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yTimer 

This program lets you set up a number of countdown timers, with an audio alert and a popup window when the countdown reaches zero.
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12Ghosts JustAWindow 

Imagine you want to read a webpage but there is an animation that distracts your concentration. If you Just had A Window to place it on top! Create as many free-movable windows as necessary to cover, hide, or conceal all these areas on the screen.
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Screenshot Magic 

Screenshot Magic allows image capture from the following sources: Full Desktop, Active Window (full or contents only) and DirectX Fullscreen (games). Screenshot Magic can save images in the following formats (24-bit): BMP, JPG and PNG.
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