Gameframe

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Versions: GameMaker: Studio 1.4, GMS2.2, GMS2.3/GM2022+
Platforms: Windows, Windows (YYC)

This extension gives GameMaker games a custom window caption+border that act like a native one.

That includes the minimize/maximize buttons, moving/resizing the window, common (and less common) keyboard and mouse shortcuts, and even the window shadow and rounded borders on Windows 11.

Having a custom border+caption subsequently allows for a few things:

• Toggling window border on demand
• Supporting exclusive fullscreen, borderless fullscreen, and windowed modes.
  (which more and more players expect from you as time goes on)
• Not freezing the application while the user is dragging the window around.
  (essential for competitive online games)
• Customizing the title bar and/or border.
  (now that it's game code that's drawing them)

The extension is easy to use, highly customizable (change sprites, add buttons, or even replace chunks of drawing logic), and thoroughly documented.