Windhawk is a mod-based universal customization solution for Windows

guest · Aug 22, 2022

Windhawk aims to make it easier to customize Windows programs. For more details, see the official website and the announcement.
This repository is used to report issues and to discuss Windhawk. For discussing Windhawk mods, refer to the windhawk-mods repository.

For technical details about the global injection and hooking method that is used, refer to the following blog post: Implementing Global Injection and Hooking in Windows.
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Windhawk
Website (GitHub)
Releases
Download: https://ramensoftware.com/downloads/windhawk_setup.exe

Windhawk is a mod-based universal customization solution for Windows
Aug 22, 2022

With every new Windows release, it appears that Microsoft is removing customization options. Windhawk is an open source solution that attempts to bring back customizations and new ones for Windows.

Designed by Ramen Software, known for other applications such as 7+ Taskbar Tweaker or Textify, Windhawk was developed to improve the process of adding customizations to programs and the operating system.
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One of the main ideas of Windhawk is its modular design. Developers may create mods, modifications, which users of Windhawk may then download and apply on their systems.

Windhawk may be installed or it may be run as a portable application. The main interface of the program lists several featured modifications, such as Dark Mode for Notepad, adding mouse over volume controls or scrolling Chrome and Edge tabs with the mouse wheel.
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Closing Words
Windhawk is an interesting customization application for Windows that includes a good dozen modifications already. The application's success depends largely on support from other developers, and it remains to be seen how many third-party mods will be contributed to the project in the coming months and years.

In the best case, it could turn into a huge marketplace of mods, similar to browser extension stores or userscript repositories.
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guest · Oct 18, 2022

Scroll through browser tabs using mouse wheel with this Windhawk mod
By Harryson Sotomayor - October 17, 2022

Ever wanted to find a way to scroll through hundred of tabs quickly? Well now you can. Thanks to a Windows program called Windhawk. From the creator of 7+ Taskbar tweaker, this software brings a modular to approach to modifying programs on Windows.

After installing Windhawk on Windows, users will see suggestions for mods on the main screen. Upon selecting a mod, the user only needs to click the install button. A call to action will appear where the user will need to choose between accepting to install the mod or rejecting it.
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Chrome/Edge scroll tabs with mouse wheel is a Windows mod for using the mouse wheel while hovering over the tab bar to switch between tabs on Chrome, Brave, Opera and Edge browser. Users can go to the mod settings and select the reverse scrolling option should they wish to scroll through browser tabs in the opposite direction.
This mod also supports Edge's vertical tabs mode and the sidebar. It sadly does not work on Mozilla Firefox at the moment of testing.

Windhawk opens more possibilities in for customization on Windows. Power user have another accessible way to improve their experience on Microsoft OS. This is one of several Windhawk mods available to this date. More will be covered in the future.
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guest · Dec 31, 2022

Windhawk 1.0 Beta: new version of the modular Windows customizer
By Martin Brinkmann - December 31, 2022

We reviewed a development version of the Windows customizer Windhawk earlier this year. The developer has released Windhawk 1.0 this month, which includes major updates and marks the last step before the first stable release.
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Windhawk is developed by Ramen Software, which some may know from applications such as 7+ Taskbar Tweaker or Textify.

Windhawk's approach to customizing Windows is different, as it is basing all tweaks on mods. First and third-party mods are available, and developers may contribute their modifications so that they are available for all users of the application.
New users may check out the available modifications for Windhawk here. To mention just a few: add taskbar labels for Windows 11, disable the grouping of items on the taskbar, customize the taskbar clock, e.g., by adding seconds, change the size of taskbar icons on Windows 11, or control the volume with just the mouse wheel.
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Windhawk can be installed or run as a portable app. The latter does not write the modifications to the Registry.

Windhawk 1.0 Beta is the culmination of about 10 months of user and developer feedback. The new version includes major improvements. Here is the list of the most important changes in the release: [...]
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Windhawk 1.0 Beta Released (December 25, 2022)
Website (GitHub)
Announcement: Windhawk v1.0 beta: Stability, control, fixes, and more
Changelog
Releases
Download: https://ramensoftware.com/downloads/windhawk_setup.exe
or via GitHub: https://github.com/ramensoftware/windhawk/releases/download/v1.0/windhawk_setup.exe

v1.0 (December 25, 2022)
For users

Added a changelog tab for mods.

Added an "Advanced" tab for mods with debug logging functionality, easy settings exporting, and options to override the mod's target processes.

Added advanced settings with an option to hide the tray icon, an option to exclude processes from Windhawk, and several other options.

Added the mod initialization dialog, which shows information about mods which take a long time to initialize. A common reason for that is symbol downloading, in which case the download progress is shown.

Added the Loaded Mods dialog which can be accessed from the tray icon's right click menu.

Added an exit option without UAC in case something goes wrong, can be used by holding Shift and right clicking on the tray icon.

Running the Windhawk UI no longer requires UAC.

For developers

Updated to VSCodium 1.74.2 and LLVM MinGW 15.0.0.

The compiler now uses C++20 and includes WinRT headers.

Added mod preview to the editing mode.

Better syntax highlighting for special Windhawk comment blocks (readme, settings) in the code editor.

Updated the new mod template, inspired by Kyle Halladay's X64 Function Hooking by Example guide.

Extended the function hooking API, now hooks can be created and removed at any time.

Added decorated symbols to the symbols enumeration API.

Improved editor indentation and formatting rules.

Bug fixes

Removed the confusing suggestion to download a language pack for non-English Windows versions. Windhawk still doesn't have proper support for localization.

Improved compatibility with Firefox.

Fixed an incorrect update notification after updating to the latest version.

Fixed an incorrect memory free which caused tools such as Application Verifier to show a warning. The bug was harmless in practice aside from the warning with development tools.

Fixed unnecessary mod reloading if FALSE is returned in Wh_ModInit.

Updating a disabled mod no longer enables it.

EASTER · Dec 31, 2022

With the way MS keeps chopping away at a cleaner USER DEFINED and more professional/convenient computer experience with Windows, the more this sort of software seems can better the end user's tolerance for it.

Thanks @mood

guest · Jan 25, 2023

Windhawk 1.1 Beta Released (January 25, 2022)
Website (GitHub)
Announcement: Windhawk v1.1 beta: Translations, stability improvements
Changelog
Releases
Download: https://ramensoftware.com/downloads/windhawk_setup.exe
or via GitHub: https://github.com/ramensoftware/windhawk/releases/download/v1.1/windhawk_setup.exe

v1.1 (January 25, 2023)

Windhawk can now be translated to other languages. To contribute a translation, please refer to the windhawk-translate repository.

To improve stability, Windhawk no longer injects code into critical system processes by default. This can be configured in the advanced settings.

Added support for environment variables in include/exclude process paths.

Added an indication in the tray icon when a new Windhawk version is available.

Added the "light threads" injection method to the advanced settings, which might fix compatibility with some programs.

Fixed some settings (update checking, require UAC) sometimes resetting after an update.

Fixed launching the Windhawk UI for non-administrator users.

Fixed Windhawk portable failing to launch on Windows versions older than Windows 10.

Fixed Windhawk UI stuck with a blank screen on startup in some Windows environments.

Fixed Windhawk UI sometimes opening for all logged in users instead of just the user running it.

I’m pleased to announce a new version of Windhawk, the tool that aims to make it easier to customize Windows programs. This version focuses on the ability to translate Windhawk to other languages, and on important stability improvements and bug fixes.

Get the new Windhawk version here.
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