Registry Spy: Cross-Platform Windows Registry Browser

Registry Spy is a free, open-source cross-platform Windows Registry viewer. It is a fast, modern, and versatile explorer for raw registry files.

Features include:

• Windows, macOS, and Linux support
• Fast, on-the-fly parsing means no upfront overhead
• Open multiple hives at a time
• Searching
• Hex viewer
• Modification timestamps

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Windows 10 1809+, macOS, or Linux
  • See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/supported-platforms.html
  • Older Linux versions than what are listed at the link above may work correctly

Installation

Download the latest version from the releases page. Alternatively, use one of the following methods.

pip (recommended)

1. pip install registryspy
2. registryspy

Manual

1. pip install -r requirements.txt
2. python setup.py install
3. registryspy

Standalone

1. pip install -r requirements.txt
2. python registryspy.py

Screenshots

Main Window

Find Dialog

Building

Dependencies:

• PyInstaller 5.10+

Delete any existing venv, dist, and build directories.

Create and activate a new venv and install the requirements.txt and pyinstaller.

Regular building: pyinstaller registryspy_install.spec

Creating a single file: pyinstaller registryspy_onefile.spec

Create the EXE installer with Inno Setup.

PyPI:

• pip3 install build twine
• python3 -m build
• twine upload -r testpypi dist/*
• pip3 install -i https://test.pypi.org/simple/ registryspy
• twine upload dist/*

License

Registry Spy

Copyright (C) 2023 Andy Smith

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.