WindowAnchor v1.3.0

What's New in v1.3.0

Monitor Renaming

• Assign custom display names to each monitor in Settings
• Inline edit UI: click the pencil icon to rename, then Save () or Cancel ()
• Aliases appear in Save, Selective Restore, and View Windows dialogs

Switch Workspace

• Switch to Workspace in the tray context menu and workspace context menus
• Gracefully closes all user windows (app save dialogs appear naturally) before restoring the target workspace
• Hotkeys: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W (default workspace), Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1/2/3 (slots)
• Aborts gracefully if a window does not close within 2 minutes

Other

• Balloon tip after a plain Restore now explains that existing windows are left open (use Switch to close them first)

Download

Single-file Windows executable no installer required.

WindowAnchor v1.2.0

What's New in v1.2.0

New Features

• Selective Window Save Choose exactly which windows to include when saving a workspace (per-monitor grouped checkboxes with smart exclusions for password managers & incognito windows)
• Default Workspace Set any workspace as the default for automatic startup restore
• Configurable Keyboard Shortcuts Customizable hotkeys with live recording UI (Quick Save, Restore Default, Restore Slot 1-3, Open Settings)
• Workspace Ordering Reorder workspaces via Move Up / Move Down; first three slots get quick-restore hotkeys
• Browser Session Restore Automatically passes --restore-last-session to Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Brave
• Startup Restore Behavior Choose between auto-restore default, restore last-used, prompt on startup, or do nothing
• Settings Persistence All preferences saved to %AppData%\WindowAnchor\settings.json

UI Improvements

• Save dialog redesigned with per-window checkbox list grouped by monitor
• Settings window expanded with Startup Behavior, Keyboard Shortcuts, and Workspace Management sections
• Context menu: Move Up, Move Down, Set as Default, Selective Restore
• Slot badges (#1 / #2 / #3) and default star indicator in workspace list

Download

Download WindowAnchor-v1.2.0.exe below a standalone, self-contained executable (no .NET runtime required).

WindowAnchor v1.1.1

Fixed

• Improved JumpList detection for Office Click-to-Run (MS 365) by bypassing AppVLP.exe redirection via process-name indexing.
• Added CRC-64/Jones hash lookup for direct per-app Jump List resolution (reliable for non-default handlers).
• Implemented "Tier 1.5" exact-filename matching against a larger (50) Jump List pool to catch files outside the top 10.
• Resolved Phase 2 restore collision where bare exe launches would "steal" DDE slots from pending document launches.
• Fixed Cursor AI editor support (added as Electron candidate for workspace folder promotion).
• Added missing title patterns for Adobe Acrobat, Notepad3, and Atom.
• Added detailed [FileDetect] debug diagnostics to app.log for troubleshooting file-path extraction.

WindowAnchor v1.1.0

This release introduces major workflow improvements, focusing on transparency during saves and precision during restoration.

Key Features

• Save Progress Window: Now provides a real-time progress bar and window counter when capturing workspaces with file references.
• Selective Restore: A new dialog allows you to choose exactly which monitors to restore from a saved workspace.
• Unified Logic: Monitor Profiles have been merged into Workspaces for a cleaner, more reliable experience.

Fixes & Polish

• Stability: Fixed a crash occurring when saving complex workspaces.
• UI: Added a monitor fingerprint mismatch warning to the Selective Restore dialog.
• Notifications: System tray balloons now accurately trigger after restoration completes.

Migration Note: Legacy profiles are automatically converted to Workspaces on first launch.

WindowAnchor v1.0.0

Initial release of WindowAnchor, a professional window management tool for Windows 11.

Features

• Engine: Tier 1 and Tier 2 window capture and restoration engine.
• DPI Aware: Full support for mixed-DPI monitor setups.
• App Launching: Automatically relaunch apps to their saved locations.
• Native UI: Built with a modern Windows 11 Fluent design.