Window Hints

Keyboard-driven UI hints for Windows. Scan interactive controls with UI Automation, show two-letter codes on a full-screen overlay, and jump the cursor when you type a code.

Runs in the background (tray + global hotkeys). No control window.

Screenshots

Hints over Google Chrome after the open hotkey (ctrl+shift+alt):

Features

• Full-screen hint overlay across visible windows
• Global hotkey to open/close hints
• Tray menu: quit, scan now
• Optional user_settings.json for hotkey, colors, and scan workers
• Optional .exe build via PyInstaller (build-exe.ps1)
• Cache + background refresh for snappy open

Install

git clone https://github.com/2eezy77/window-hints.git
cd window-hints
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Run / demo

python -m multiwindow_ui_hints

Or elevated (recommended for hints inside admin apps):

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\Run-UI-Hints.ps1

A tray icon appears after startup. Press the open hotkey, type a two-letter code, and the cursor moves to that control.

Essential hotkeys

Action	Key
Open / close overlay	ctrl+shift+alt (configurable)
Cancel overlay	Esc
Undo last letter	Backspace

Build .exe (optional)

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\build-exe.ps1

Output: dist\MultiwindowUIHints.exe

More detail

Configuration, performance notes, and layout: docs/FULL_README.md

License

MIT — see LICENSE.