image displaying screen saver JPEG Saver is an image displaying screen saver that enables you to display your favorite photos as Windows screensaver with various transition effects. The program offers many configuration options that allow you to...
DesktopOK enables you to save and restore your desktop icon layout. If you frequently change your screen resolution to play games or use applications that require a specific resolution, you are probably familiar with the fact...
OneLoupe is a screen magnifier that can be useful for people with visual impairments or weak eyes, or to inspect the magnified details of photos, drawings and anything else you want to take a closer look at. The program allows...
AutoHideDesktopIcons lets you hide your desktop icons automatically after a certain number of seconds of inactivity, leaving your desktop uncluttered and your wallpaper in full view. The program works very similar to a...
Win10 BrightnessSlider adds a Monitor Brightness icon to on Taskbar Tray that lets you adjust the brightness of your monitor(s) with a simple slider. If you use multiple monitors, you will see a slider for each one and can...
ScreenBlur enables you to keep your desktop private with a password protected screen overlay or a Desktop Blockout option, which will temporarily mask your wallpaper, shortcuts and gadgets to hide them from prying eyes. You...
Spencer offers an easy way to bring back the Classic Windows XP Start Menu to your Windows 8 computer. The program comes as standalone application and does not require any installation. Simply copy the spencer.exe file to your...
TheAeroClock is a simple clock that displays your current system time as an analog clock display (with optional second hand) on the desktop. You can adjust the size and transparency of the clock and choose from several...
JPEG Saver is an image displaying screen saver that enables you to display your favorite photos as Windows screensaver with various transition effects. The program offers many configuration options that allow you to customize...
AquaSnap enhances the way you can arrange windows on your Desktop. Instead of manually sizing and arranging multiple windows, you can simply drop them onto specific hotspots (corners and edges) to quickly snap and size them...
DesktopSnowOK lets you animate your desktop with virtual snow flakes. You can choose from a variety of flake types, configure the number of flakes (5-64) and also their speed. There is also an option to automatically...
PointerStick is a simple, portable presentation tool that turn your mouse cursor into a larger pointer stick. The software is designed to be used with presentations on a large screen, it allows to emphasize desktop activity...
WinDynamicDesktop is a port of the macOS Mojave Dynamic Desktop, that enables you to use dynamic desktop wallpapers that automatically adjust their brightness based on the time of day. The first time you run...
Carroll enables each user to set his own screen resolution, which will automatically be applied at logon, without changing the system wide screen settings. Although Windows allows for multiple user accounts, they all share the...
A Ruler for Windows is an on-screen pixel ruler, that allows you to perform measurements on your screen. It comes with to skins that resemble a wood ruler and a transparent plastic ruler. You can customize the length of the...
8GadgetPack enables you to install and run Windows Vista gadgets on Windows 8/10. After you install 8GadgetPack, you will see the familiar Vista sidebar and can choose which gadgets you want to install. If you lover your...
SmartSystemMenu adds several useful options to the Windows system menu that comes up when you right-click on the title bar of any window. These new options allow you to quickly resize the current windows based on various...
Desktop Goose is a funny prank app that will wreak havoc on your desktop. It starts up as a cute little goose that wanders around your desktop (on top of all over windows), making quacking and waddling sound. Soon after that...
DesktopCal is a simple desktop calendar that blends into your desktop without blocking access to your desktop icons. You can double-click on a day to quickly add a note and also jump to specific dates in the past or future...
Virtual Cottage is a desktop app is meant to help you get started with your tasks and bring you into the flow state. You can specify a task and a set duration and the app will play calming background music and optional ambient...
Desktops is a small, portable virtual desktop tool that allows you to organize your open windows in up to 4 separate desktop environments. Unlike similar utilities, which usually hide other windows, Desktops uses a separate...
Mouse Without Borders enables you to control up to 4 networked computers with a single mouse and keyboard. Simply install the program on each computer you want to control, follow the setup instructions and you will be sharing...
CenterTaskbar enables you to center-align your taskbar icons instead of having them left-aligned as is the Windows default. The program runs in the system tray and automatically monitors for position changes and calculates a...
Rebuild Shell Icon Cache allows you to rebuild the Windows shell icon cache (IconCache.db), which can help address problems with icons not displaying correctly. Reloading the icon images into the icon cache can often fix...
Taskbar Hide allows you to control your taskbar and optionally hide/unhide or re-arrange programs. You can also choose to temporarily minimize a program to the system tray. You can also minimize/maximize all windows at once...
AeroBlend can automatically adjust the color of your windows and taskbar to match the current desktop wallpaper. The program works with manual background changes as well as slideshow modes. It uses uses a quick algorithm to...
BingSnap automatically changes your desktop wallpaper to the Bing image of the day. Every day, get the Bing image of the day delivered to your desktop with full image information. You can customize the geographical region of...
Remote Mouse acts as a remote control for your PC that allows you to control your keyboard, mouse and touchpad from your mobile device. The program installs as a server on your PC and you can then use the free mobile app (iOS...
SmartTaskbar is a lightweight utility which can automatically switch the display state of the Windows Taskbar. Windows offers you to either hide or show the taskbar and usually hides it automatically if you are running a...
Backup Start Menu Layout enables you to backup and restore the layout of the Windows 10 Start Menu. Using the backup, you can easily restore your Start Menu layout in case it was reset, or even switch between multiple layouts...
CinemaDrape enables you to darken your screen, except for a selected area, thereby eliminating visual distractions from desktop clutter or other screen elements. You can freely size the visible area to the dimensions needed...
ReIcon (Restore Desktop Icon Layouts) is a simple tools that enables you to save the current layout of your desktop icons. If your icons get accidentally rearranged (e.g by changing your desktop resolution), you can easily...
Start Menu Reviver offers an improved Start Menu for Windows that blends the traditional Start Menu functions with the Windows 8 design concept and provides quick access to all your desktop and Modern GUI (Metro) applications...
VirtualDesktopIndicator is a small and simple application that adds an icon to the system tray that display the current number of the virtual desktop you are using. You can easily switch and manage your virtual desktops from...
Synergy is an open-source software that enables you to share a single mouse and keyboard with multiple other machines that are connected via a TCP/IP network. You can simply move your mouse off the edge of your main screen to...
Glassbrick is a screen magnifier that makes zooming your screen quick and easy - simply press a keyboard hotkey to zoom in/out. The zoom mode will automatically track your cursor, which allows you to explore your entire...
TurboTop is a small program that sits in your System Tray and enables you to make any visible window stay Always on Top, so that is not covered by any other windows. Simply click on the system tray icon to view a list of all...
WinDock enables you to easily dock your open windows into predefined positions on one or multiple monitors. To dock a window, simply drag it onto one of the edges or corners of your screen. You can customize the rules to...
W8 Sidebar is a standalone application that emulates some of the functionality of the Windows 7 sidebar. It offers a quick overview of your system resource usage (RAM, CPU), hard drive utilization, network speed as well as...
PopUp Wisdom allows you to display famous and not-so-famous quotes and humor on your desktop. You can select from different quote books, and also add your personal reminders. The quotes are shown via small popup window from...
Desktop Earth automatically updates your desktop wallpaper with a satellite image of the Earth as it would be seen from space at that precise moment. You can customize the time zone to be used as the center, display a cloud...
Pokki brings some of your favorite (Android/iPhone) apps and games to your desktop, including Angry Birds, Pandora, Cut the Rope, Gmail and others. You can browse the built-in Pokki AppStore and quickly install free apps with...
Desk Drive is a handy software that automatically creates a desktop shortcut for USB drives or other removable devices as soon as they are connected. Once you unplug the device, the desktop shortcut is automatically removed...
WindowTangler enables you to quickly hide one or more windows from your desktop in order to free up space, remove distractions or protect your privacy. The windows are not simply minimized but completely hidden from the...
Dexpot allows you to create multiple, virtual desktops to increase the work area of your screen by up to 20 times. Each virtual desktop is independent from the others and can have its individual wallpaper, resolution, and... Offers to install promotional, third party software.
zBar is a small utility for multi-monitor systems that places a taskbar on each additional monitor and moves the program icons from your main taskbar to the taskbar of the monitor where the programs are being used. You can...
HiddeX is a small, standalone program that enables you to quickly hide selected applications or windows from view by pressing a custom keyboard shortcut (hotkey). You can select one or more applications by their Windows title...
LeDimmer allows you to unclutter your workspace by automatically dimming your desktop and all applications, except for the currently active Windows. The program can be useful if you want to focus on a specific window without...
Lockscreen Pro is a screen locking software with advanced functions. It enables you to quickly lock access to your desktop by pressing a keyboard hotkey or using the tray icon menu. You can use the built-in lock screen or...
RealWorld Cursor Editor enables you to create and edit static or animated Windows cursors. You can create new cursor by editing existing .cur files or create new cursors from scratch by importing an image file. The program...
Chameleon Folder provides quick access to your favorite or frequently used folders from the system tray, Windows Explorer and Open/Save dialogs. You create a custom menu with the folders you want have quick access to, and then...
eXtra Buttons lets you add up to 9 additional buttons to the title bar of each window, which allow you to minimize the window to the tray, keep it on-top, send it to the background, adjust the window's transparency and...
Desktop Christmas Tree is a collection of 11 digital Christmas trees for your desktop. Each tree can optionally stay on top and you can adjust transparency - a mouseover hint reveals how many days are left till Christmas. The...
RBTray enables you to minimize any window or program to the system tray (instead of the task bar) by simply right-clicking on the standard Windows minimize button. Standalone software, no installation required.
WindowsPager enables you to organize your cluttered desktop in up to four virtual desktops that you can easily switch between from the system tray. Instead of constantly minimizing and maximizing windows to switch between...
WikiquoteScreensaver is a screensaver that displays quotes from the WikiQuote project on your desktop. The default settings use shaded text on a black background, which can be customized by setting custom colors and font...
Horloger (French for Watchmaker) is a great looking desktop clock. While it may not impress you with many extra bell and whistles, it offers an immaculate design with real-time animations (seconds/microseconds) and 4 different...
Xcalday is a simple desktop calendar that displays a monthly view and allows you to add a short note to any given date. Other than that, it offers the same functionality as the standard Windows calendar. The program runs in...
Magic Boss Key (formerly EfreeSoft Boss Key) is a small application that allows you to instantly hide all open programs and folders from your desktop. Just click the left mouse button AND the right mouse button, and all...
KeyFreeze is a simple program that allows you to lock your keyboard and mouse so that small children can safely chat with their grandparents on Skype or watch a DVD without causing interruptions by playing with the mouse or...
Windows Layout Manager (WiLMa) enables you to create custom desktop layouts that allow you to position and scale multiple windows on your desktop with the click of a button. The program can capture the exact position and size...
Taskbar Eliminator is a simple tool that enables you to completely hide the Windows Taskbar, allowing you to make full use of your desktop space. You can hide/unhide the taskbar at any time by pressing ALT+T on your keyboard...
Atmosphere Lite enables you to bring the sounds of nature to your desktop. You can choose from various surroundings such as tropical, thunderstorm, nighttime, summer, fireside and several others or customize your own...
AutoSizer is a small program that runs in the system tray and can automatically resize and reposition any program or folder window. You can choose to maximize or minimize a specific window, define custom size and position...
LogonStudio allows you to customize the Windows logon and shutdown screens, by choosing from a variety of theme designs. The program include a variety of designs and many others can be freely downloaded.
Desk Marker allows to draw on your desktop or application windows, using a pen of different size or color. In addition, the program offers a Visual Control mode, which allows you to highlight application elements (form...
JR Screen Ruler is an easy to use, small screen ruler that you can use to measure distances on your screen. It supports pixels, centimeters, picas and inches and can be adjusted in length to fit your screen.
Roxio MediaTicker allows you to view a local folder of images, or images from an online RSS feed as a scrolling desktop ticker that can be placed at the top, bottom or along the sides of your screen. Clicking on an image...
Hot Corners allows you to assign an action to the 4 corners of your screen, that can either launch a program or file of your choice, launch your screensaver, display the desktop, open a Google search, put your computer into...
DeskPins allows you to keep any window on top of others with just a few clicks. While many programs offer this as a feature, others do not, and in such cases DeskPins comes in handy. In addition, you can also define rules...
MagicBin is a small utility that turns deleting files into a small game. The program resembles a larger recycle bin icon which acts as a hoop and allows you to throw files into the bin, bouncing them off the edges of your...
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