Command-line tool

xkill

winget/QuantumNovice.xkill

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Kill a window interactively in a graphical session.

At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id QuantumNovice.xkill -e

Display a cursor to kill a window when pressing the left mouse button (press any other mouse button to cancel)

xkill

Display a cursor to select a window to kill by pressing any mouse button

xkill -button any

Kill a window with a specific ID (use `xwininfo` to get info about windows)

xkill -id window_id

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