Enhanced Virtual Desktops

Lonrenzi Davide

Folder Tweaker

Quang Anh Do

Don’t you know how to change a folder’s background or its icon? Don’t worry, we give you the solution. Folder Tweaker is a software which allows you to change them fast and easy. Just run them and you will know how to change it in just a moment. Folder Tweaker install itself in the context menus so it will be even easier to change them, because you will only have to right click on the folder you want and you’ll ave the option there. Then just select change background or change icon and choose the one you want to apply. It is really easy. From now on, your folders will look different and changing it will not take you more than one minute.

Glass Window

Oscar Rovira

UxStyle

riverar

Until now, installing desktop themes on Windows 7 that radically change the look of the system was only for the most daring. Now, thanks to UxStyle, installing a desktop theme on Windows 7 is easier than ever, because UxStyle prevents registry modifications and replacement of system files that would take place if you installed it manually. To install a theme, once you have successfully installed UxTheme, you only have to download it and copy the file .Theme and the folder with the same name in the folder C: Windows Resources Themes. Once you have done this, you can choose them in the window and change the appearance of Windows 7. Thus, UxStyle becomes an essential tool for fans of customization.

Defpix

74.cz

Defpix is a little app designed to show you if you have any dead or defective pixels on your monitor. It works very simply: it will show you a series of solid color screens, including red, green, blue, white and black, which will allow you to tell if any of the pixels on your screen are defective. Defpix is a very simple tool and you do not have to install it, so you can quickly check your LCD monitor's health.

Win NumPad Positioner

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If you often have various windows open at the same time, you might run into problems with space. This can be especially difficult if you work with more than one window at a time. Win NumPad Positioner is a free application for Windows that lets you position windows strategically on your desktop, helping you save space and making it easier to use them. To position a window, just select it. Then keep the Super key pressed (the one that has the Windows logo) and press any of the number keys on your keyboard. Depending on what number you select, the window will be placed in that space on the screen. Win NumPad Positioner is easy to use. It's so easy, in fact, that there isn't even a preferences window or any menus to get in the way as you use the application.

SyncWall

xbee

SyncWall is a wallpaper manager that lets you do different actions, like changing the desktop wallpaper each time you start Windows, or sync them under one single work network. Other interesting options let you set up your wallpaper for computers with more than one screen, or switch wallpapers by pressing a key on the keyboard. If you're not convinced about an image, the application lets you edit it and add simple effects (blur, hard edges, etc.) to any wallpaper you want to use. The application interface is very intuitive, and always shows the source of your wallpapers. You can also enlarge them with just a click, and preview how they would look on the desktop. SyncWall is a pretty interesting application that lets you use a new wallpaper every day, but without any complications.

Bubble Dock

Nosibay

Bubble Dock is a tool that puts a floating bar on your computer just like the classic Mac dock, where you can access your most-used programs and applications with just one click. There's a huge array of customization options available: besides options to drag any file, shortcut, or folder that you want into the bar, you can also download widgets directly from the official website to the program. One of the application's best features, however, is that you can use it to view notifications from YouTube, Facebook, and other social networks. The notifications will appear right on your desktop through Bubble Dock, so it will never taken more than a few seconds to respond to something via Facebook, for example. Bubble Dock is an interesting application that is not only very nice at first glance but also has enough features to satisfy virtually any user.

Anvi OneStart

Anvisoft

Anvi OneStart is a simple application to bring back the Start button on Windows 8. The application works by re-adding the lost button seen on Windows 7 and prior editions of the OS. It can be customized as desired so you can access applications directly from the menu and organize them however you like. It also incorporates the classic search bar from Windows 7. You can even adjust the size of the included tiles according to your needs. If you have the latest 8.1 version, on the other hand, you can adapt Anvi OneStart to the new button that Windows added to this version, meaning you can still use it even if you have the default Windows button.

Free Jetico Time Zone Converter

Jetico Limited

Free Jetico Zone Converter is a simple and practical tool that tells you the time in any city around the world in a visual format. With this application, you can find out the current day, hour, minute, and even exact second in hundreds of countries. The program interface lets you search for and save two different locations on your screen at a time. Thus you'll never have to worry about forgetting what time it is in another country compared to the time in your current location and can communicate with clients, friends, etc., in other time zones at an appropriate hour. Besides being able to compare times in two different cities, you can save several locations to your favorites so you can always see their details every time you access Free Jetico Time Zone Converter. This means even though you'll have only two saved on your screen, you can access the others from a list that includes the day, time zone, and UTC for that country. If you need to remove something from the list at any time, you just have to click the X next to the location to delete it. You can then add another location by clicking the 'add' button.

HiBit Startup Manager

HiBitSoftware

Multrin

Eryk Rakowski

Multrin is a program that offers a better way to organize the processes and tasks on your PC. This program organizes all your open windows into tabs, making it possible to open the desired window by clicking on a tab, just like a web browser. Multrin is very easy to use. Run the program, and the first thing you’ll see is a box where you can drag all your open windows. As you drag your windows into the box, it creates a bar with tabs where you can keep track of all the processes your computer is running. Another outstanding feature of Multrin is it has two themes with different background colors. Just choose from light or dark mode to make the brightness of the program more comfortable for your environment. Organize your windows in seconds and easily access them with Multrin.

Textify

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Textify is a tool for Windows through which you can copy any text you are viewing on your computer screen. In this way, you will have no problem marking any written fragment, even if it is not clickable. Textify allows you to select the text using any mouse button. The application's interface is quite simple and will help you quickly assign the key you want the tool to be activated. If you choose, for example, to select the fragment with the right mouse button, the program will allow you to copy the characters instantly. However, whenever you need it, Textify will allow you to modify the activation parameters to change the selection keys as you wish. This way, you will adapt the program execution to the PC you are using. Textify has a simple functionality that, however, will be of great help at many times. Many websites or PDF files prevent you from selecting the text for later copying. Therefore, having a program with these features will facilitate text creation at certain times.

DesktopDigitalClock

SoftwareOK

DesktopDigitalClock is a fully customizable clock app for Windows, thanks to which you can have a clock displayed above any window or only on the desktop. The clock itself will display the date and time. In terms of customization options, you can change the size, font or color, as well as enable or disable bold and italics. The layout is always the same: the time at the top and the date at the bottom. You can also center the time or indent it to whichever side you want. You can move it by dragging it on the desktop and you can also make the program remember where you placed it. The time and date are displayed according to the regional format chosen in Windows. For example, if you've set English as the system language, but set the regional settings to Spain, the date and time will be displayed according to Spanish time. If you want, you can configure DesktopDigitalClock to start with Windows when the computer starts up. The program is portable, so no installation is required. If you want to edit the interface, you can do so through an .ini file. So, if you want a virtual analog clock on your desktop, then download DesktopDigitalClock.

Zettlr

Hendrik Erz

Twinkle Tray

xanderfrangos

Winaero Tweaker

Sergey Tkachenko

StartOnScreen

MouseJiggle

PastePerfect

Pasteperfect.com

Do you need to copy a portion of text and paste it later in another application? Would you like to save your copied text and paste it later without having to worry about losing it? PastePerfect is free clipboard utility for Windows that completely integrates with the desktop so that all the text you copy goes directly through this tool. Beyond the ability to copy various texts, this tool comes with more options. It has a unique utility for creating collections, with which you can save complete forms or username/password pairs for use as a combination whenever you want. You can also save copied text as files to recover them later. If you often use copy and paste, if you try PastePerfect you will for sure wonder how you have ever worked without it.

Qwertick

Nattyware

Qwertick is a lite application that allows you to convert your keyboard into a typewriter... at least approximately. When you double click the executable file, it will appear an icon in the system tray and you'll realize it's running because each time you press any key, the computer will play a sound like the old classic typewriters. What can it be useful for? We don't know, but it's funny and you can annoy your neighbor.

Windock

Ivan Yu

Windock is an application that lets you move the windows on your desktop easily and effectively, just by setting up a couple of default options. You can configure the application so that moving any window to the left corner will make it snap to fill the width of the screen. Likewise, you can set it up so that moving it to the upper-right corner will make it smaller. Thanks to the features in Windock you can always have the windows on your desktop perfectly organized, without having to do it manually. Windock is a really interesting program, specially for those who work with several programs at the same time, or that just need to have several windows open simultaneously. The only drawback is that the settings could be a little bit more intuitive, but it's still easy to customize.

Apowersoft Screen Recorder

APOWERSOFT LTD_1

Apowersoft Screen Recorder is an efficient screen recorder with which you can record video and audio on your computer. It's very useful to save important information, keep multimedia resources, and create your own tutorials to upload them on YouTube. The program lets you record in full screen, using a customized section, or with the webcam. Using the first option you record everything on your screen. The second records only what's inside an area that you specify. The last one just uses the webcam, and records what's in front of it. You also have to choose if the source of the audio is going to be the system, the microphone, or both. The full version of Apowersoft Screen Recorder doesn't have any time limits so you can record for hours without a problem. Once you are done, you can change the format for the audio and video. Finally, if you want to record some specific program or start recording on a specific time, you can set it up so it starts automatically, which is very useful if you need to record anything when you are not around. You can also set up a time to stop recording, so you can capture only what you need. Besides all of this, you can also turn off the computer automatically once it's done recording.

SSuite Mac Dock for PC

Van Loo Software™

If you’re normally a Mac user but for some reason have to use a Windows computer, try the interesting personalization tool SSuite Mac Dock for PC. With this program, you can install a toolbar, similar to the dock on Apple computers, on your Windows PC’s desktop. And, this program doesn’t even need to be installed on your computer. Simply download and open the files to transform your windows environment into an Apple one in a matter of seconds. SSuite Mac Dock for PC adds a toolbar that can house up to 40 icons of the apps on your computer. Not only that, but SSuite Mac Dock for PC also incorporates some of the Mac dock’s key features. For example, one feature hides the dock automatically whenever you hover your cursor over it. There’s also a recycle bin and various personalization options. Transform your toolbar in seconds and give your windows PC the elegant, minimalist look of a Mac with the program SSuite Mac Dock for PC.

CustomFolder

GDZ Software

Authme

Levminer

Simple cross platform two-factor authentication app for desktop. 🔒 Secure: Your codes is secured by AES 256bit encrypton and your own password. 🗄️ Import: You can directly import from Google Authenticator or from any 2FA QR code you screenshot. ⌨️ Shortcuts: Easily open Authme with custom shortcuts and it can also start when your system starts.

AlwaysMouseWheel

SoftwareOK

PS Tray Factory

PS Soft Lab1

PS Tray Factory is a powerful and handy tool meant to flexibly control ALL the other icons in the system tray of the taskbar. PS Tray Factory will help you manage all the applications that place their icons in the taskbar tray. When you have installed PS Tray Factory, you will forget about the problem of lack of space in the system tray, and will also get an easy, fast, and handy tool to handle those applications. In short, ALL Windows users will get this handy and powerful tool at their disposal, whereas only Windows XP users have an idea of it. For the latter, we have made a nice surprise, as the features of PS Tray Factory exceed the standard built-in ones of this OS. PS Tray Factory is a system tray icons manager that will allow you to: hide low-activity icons from a system tray into the menu, get fast access to hidden icons, change the order of icons in the menu, change the order of icons in the system tray (sort system tray icons), hide from the menu seldom used icons, protect tray menu with password, minimize any application to tray, restore icons in system tray area at crash or restarting Explorer.exe, change original tray icons with your own icons.

Deskshelf

Seiga Alisue

Deskshelf is a small utility for your desktop that provides you with shelves that you can use to organize your programs and documents. You can create as many shelves as you want through the administration panel, and then access them by left-clicking. When you click a shelf, it expands into a list of all of the elements contained within. Adding an element to a shelf is as easy as dragging and dropping it onto the interface. You can add as many as you like. And, if you don't like the shelves default skin, you can change it through the configuration options.

Cokroach on Desktop

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Cockroach on Desktop is, as its name suggests, an application that exists for the sole purpose of letting a handful of virtual cockroaches loose on your monitor. Why you would ever want to do that in the first place, well... that's your business. The program allows you to choose how many cockroaches to have scurrying around at once, but that's about it. Cockroach on Desktop could be a fun application to download for practical jokes, since watching these critters on your screen isn't very pleasant, so it's hard to imagine anyone using it voluntarily.

Decor8

Stardock Corporation

The new Metro start screen for Windows 8 is very elegant and attractive, but for some reason Microsoft doesn't offer you many options to personalize it. Decor8 is a small application that enables you to customize your Windows 8 start screen by choosing background images that can stay still, or move in different ways while you scroll through. You can also choose from a wider variety of color schemes, instead of just the default palette offered by Windows. Without a doubt, Decor8 is a good way to make the Metro start screen your own.