# Ciantic/VirtualDesktopAccessor

DLL for accessing Windows 11/10 Virtual Desktop features from e.g. AutoHotkey

Repository: https://github.com/Ciantic/VirtualDesktopAccessor
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/virtualdesktopaccessor
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-04-23T07:29:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3966, "days_push": 132, "days_rel": 626, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1099, forks 113 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:35.020198+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows DLL (with a companion Rust crate `winvd`) exposing functions to programmatically access Windows 10/11 Virtual Desktop features, such as switching desktops, moving windows, pinning apps, and renaming desktops. It is primarily intended to be called from scripting tools like AutoHotkey.

## Use cases
- switch virtual desktops from autohotkey
- move a window to another virtual desktop programmatically
- get the current virtual desktop number on windows 11
- pin a window so it shows on all desktops
- create and remove virtual desktops via script
- rename virtual desktops from a script

## When to choose
- you want to script Windows virtual desktop control from AutoHotkey or another FFI-capable language
- you need a small MIT-licensed DLL rather than a full application
- you are building Rust tooling around virtual desktops via the winvd crate

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform virtual desktop management (Windows only)
- you want a ready-made GUI app rather than a library/DLL
- you run an older Windows build than the required 24H2 version

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, sdk
- domain: windows, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, rust
- tags: virtual-desktops, autohotkey, dll, windows-api, window-management, automation

## Member repositories
- Ciantic/VirtualDesktopAccessor (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.020198+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 2026-08-30T06:45:56.969511+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Ciantic/VirtualDesktopAccessor (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.020198+00:00, sha 5dd481d672fa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.