Winabler

Objects such as menus or buttons are commonly disabled in certain applications. While they are usually grayed-out for a good reason, sometimes it may be necessary to access them, and this is where a tool like Winabler can come in handy.

It is a relatively straightforward program that makes it possible to enable and use menus, buttons and various other objects that are grayed-out in supported applications. It doesn’t always work, but it doesn’t hurt to try.

Enabling an inaccessible menu is pretty straightforward, provided the application you are trying to work with is supported by Winabler. A list of windows with menus that can be captured is displayed in the upper part of the window so that you can select the right one.

Once you have captured a menu, it will be displayed in the Winabler menu bar, and all grayed-out items should be enabled. The menu can be released at any time if you wish to perform a different action.

Aside from activating menu items, the application can be used to access buttons, checkboxes or fields that are unavailable for various reasons. Simple drag the crosshair over the disabled object and the program should enable it.

Winabler can also deal with objects that are disabled continuously by an application. Even though it may still appear grayed-out, it is likely that you will be able to use the selected object.

It is worth pointing out that Winabler will not work with every program out there, and newer software, in particular, is not likely to be supported. Nonetheless, if you need to use a function that is grayed-out for some reason, you should definitely try out this utility, as it may very well get the job done.