Blade API Monitor

Just like an operating system is used as an interface for communication between a computer and its users, an API (Application Programming Interface) can also be used as a syntax for communication between various software programs. API defines the vocabulary and conventions for requesting resources for various programs like operating systems, applications, libraries etc. and includes required specifications for all of the protocols, data structures, object classes, to name a few. In layman term, the utility basically acts as an interface between various computer programs. Sometimes, programmers and other concerned users may also want to trace these APIs owing to multiple reasons. In such cases, they require a powerful application with the ability to make the log-in process easy and totally accurate. Blade API Monitor v.3.6.4.6 is an application for such purposes.

Blade API Monitor is a powerful shareware application for spying, tracing and logging ActiveX interfaces and APIs. The program offers a Graphical user Interface with a window containing various toolbars and display boxes in a conventional layout format. This program is meant for programmers and other such advanced level users. The menu bar on the top contains menus for File, Edit, View, Tool and Help. It shows the trace logs in a display window on the left hand side and the respective contents in a display window on right hand side. It also contains different buttons for prominent actions of saving, opening, searching logs etc. The product can accurately trace any DLLs and their exported functions, MFC42/80/90 class methods, COM object and ActiveX interfaces etc. Apart from this, it also has a functionality for logging information of API calls such as the name of a function, sequence of call, times of starting and returning, Input/Output parameters, CPU context and others.

All in all, Blade API Monitor v.3.6.4.6 is a powerful tool for the developers for tracing and logging API. Hence, it receives a score of four and half on the scale of five for its overall usability.

Blade API Monitor is a useful developer spy tool which can trace and log API and ActiveX interface with parameters. The key features are:
Trace any exported functions of any DLLs, including Windows API and any other 3rd-Part APIs, unnecessarily to know the prototype of the functions;
Trace NT Native API and undocumented APIs;
Trace MFC Class method, including MFC42 MFC80 MFC90;
Trace ActiveX controls and COM objects interfaces;
Trace internal functions code with Map (MSVC, DELPHI, C++Builder, IDA, ...) File;
Trace functions in source code with PDB (MSVC) and source files;
Log all API call information, including function name, call sequence, start time, return time, call stack, thread id, input and output parameters, function return value, GetLastError code, OutputDebugString, exception, CPU context and more;
Support debug version and release version with no modifications to the target application; Support Unicode and ANSI application;
Support multi-thread;
Presets 27 API Filter Profiles, including Handles and Objects, Dynamic-Link Libraries, Event Log, Pipes and Mailslots, Debugging, Windows Classes, COMM, Application Related, Shell, Dialog Boxes, File System, Services Related, Remote Access Service, Memory Management, Print Related, Windows, Registry, Processes and Threads, File IO, WinInet, Windows Sockets, Multimedia API, Windows GUI, Network Management, WinNT Security, Access Control Functions;
Easily generate PDB files without source code;
Support Script Macro;
Predefine 8000+ APIs' prototype.