Keyboard LaunchPad 1.6

Keyboard Launchpad allows you to assign hot keys to almost any kind of action one might perform on their system. Shortcuts can be made to launch programs, visit Web sites, paste saved clipboards, control MP3 players, and more. It works system wide and is very easy to use. A must have!

See also: desktop, program launch, Stardock, WindowBlinds, launchers, shortcuts

WindowFX 2.12

WindowFX is a revolutionary new program that allows you to add an unprecedented number of special effects to windows. Add drop shadows, morphing and more.

See also: desktop, themes, Stardock, transparency, transitions, effects, shadows

RightClick 1.1

RightClick enables users to extend or even completely redesign the Windows desktop right-click mouse menu. When a user right-clicks on their Windows desktop, RightClick's custom made menus comes up. Users can add short-cuts, tasks, system commands, and it's fully skinnable. For users who normally have their desktop covered up, a hot key can be set up so that will activate it at any time.

See also: Stardock, right-click, launcher

DesktopX 3.1

DesktopX is a revolutionary program that lets users build their own desktop using objects. These objects can be customized to do everything from display the latest weather, monitor system performance, read news headlines, and more. They can even be put together to build an entire desktop theme. It's the program studios use to create futuristic looking computer screens in movies and TV.

See also: desktops, objects, gadgets, widgets, Stardock, WindowBlinds, Desktop, development tools

Windowblinds 5 5.0

Customize the look and feel of Windows XP with WindowBlinds. It's a Windows utility that enables users to personalize nearly every aspect of the Windows graphical user interface. It can "skin" your title bars, push buttons, Start bar, radio buttons, and nearly every other part of Windows. WindowBlinds eliminates the need for any stay-resident program making it use virtually no extra memory.

See also: skins, skinning, Stardock, themes, desktop, visual styles

IconPackager 3.0

IconPackager is a desktop-enhancement utility that lets you change all the icons used by Windows at once. You can download these packages at Web sites such as WinCustomize.com or create your own by replacing the icons of individual items on your computer one by one, then saving them as an icon package. It's very easy to use and has thousands of icons available in packages on the Net.

See also: skinning, visual styles, desktops, themes, skins, icons, Stardock, IconPackager

WindowBlinds4.6 4.6

WindowBlinds allows users to totally change the look and feel of Windows to meet their needs. It's more than just eye candy though, user created "skins" can add extra functionality to Windows along with restrict what users can do with their windows if necessary. WindowBlinds 4.5 includes the new ability to change the color of visual styles through hue shifting along with modifying the brightness and saturation of the visual style.

See also: visual styles, desktop, themes, Stardock, skinning, skins

IconX 1.1

More than an icon theme changer, more than an icon editor, IconX is a program that turbo-charges your Windows desktop icons. It can put shadows, make them bigger, have them zoom up when you put your mouse over them, even change color based on what you are doing.

See also: icons, Stardock, WindowBlinds, animate, icon tools, desktop, customization

KeepSafe 1.1

KeepSafe offers a seamless way to protect all of your most important files as you work on them ? in real time! It does not replace a full system backup, but rather provides protection during those times between backups and only works on files you actually change ? saving disc space. An easy set-up wizard walks you through the steps in minutes so even novice computer users can begin using KeepSafe immediately.

See also: Keywords: Stardock, data protection, backup, revisioning, ThinkDesk, protection, KeepSafe, versioning, easy to use, file protection, real time backup, configurable, customizable, automatic backup, automatic.

ObjectBar 2.0

ObjectBar is a program that can replace or extend the Windows taskbar. It provides the functionality of the Start bar while adding a vast array of new features and benefits. Because it is so flexible and skinnable, it can be made to look like any sort of toolbar, menu, dock, etc. found on any OS, or it can be used to create something entirely new, giving you a new level of personalization on the Windows desktop.

See also: Stardock, objects, objectbar, start bar, docks, program launchers, themes, wharf, bar, finder, dock, taskbar

Multiplicity 1.02

Multiplicity enables a user to control multiple local personal computers as a single computing platform. It works in a manner similar to a single machine with multiple monitors: in this case, each monitor is connected to its own computer. The primary computer has a keyboard and mouse connected to it while the secondary computers do not. Move your mouse cursor onto a different monitor and now you are controlling that computer.

See also: Stardock, computing, multiple computers, MMO utilities, productivity, software