# snoopwpf/snoopwpf

Snoop - The WPF Spy Utility

Repository: https://github.com/snoopwpf/snoopwpf
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/snoopwpf
Language: C#
License: MS-PL
License Family: other
Topics: wpf, spy, utility, hacktoberfest, snoop, wpf-spy-utility, xaml
Last push: 2026-08-23T10:04:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5243, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 101, "gap_med": 182.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2525, forks 402 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:58.530474+00:00)

## What it is
Snoop is an open-source WPF spy utility that lets you inspect the visual, logical, and automation trees of any running WPF application without a debugger. It supports editing property values at runtime, viewing triggers, and setting breakpoints on property changes.

## Use cases
- inspect the visual tree of a running WPF application
- change WPF property values at runtime without a debugger
- debug XAML binding errors in a live WPF app
- set breakpoints on property changes in WPF controls
- browse the logical and automation tree of a WPF app
- spy on WPF applications built on .NET Framework or .NET 6+

## When to choose
- you are developing or debugging WPF applications on Windows
- you need runtime inspection of a WPF app's UI tree and properties
- you want to diagnose binding or layout issues in a live WPF application

## When to avoid
- you are working with WinForms, UWP, or non-WPF UI frameworks
- you target self-contained single-file .NET applications, which are unsupported
- you need a cross-platform UI inspector for non-Windows environments

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, windows
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: wpf, xaml, spy-tool, ui-inspection, property-editor, visual-tree, debugging

## Member repositories
- snoopwpf/snoopwpf (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:58.530474+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:25:32.431876+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/snoopwpf/snoopwpf (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:58.530474+00:00, sha f79e392e64c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.