desktop enhancements freeware – screen savers, tray tools and other stuff

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Desktop Magnifiers [ 8 ]

Notes [ 15 ]

Screen savers @ [ 52 ]

Tray tools [ 15 ]

Virtual desktops [ 6 ]

Wallpaper tools [ 13 ]

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Alt-Tab Thingy 3.3.0

Replacement to add brand new features to help you switch tasks faster and more efficiently that ever before. broken link?Comments 

Always On Top 1.5

Tool to display any image of your choice on the screen always on top of all other windows. It will also play a wav tune on loading the image. broken link?Comments 

AutoSizer 1.71

automatically resizes any window you specify. broken link?Comments 

BGEye 2.82

it renders system information as the desktop wallpaper. The information is rendered as a variable array of elements, together with icons, onto a pre-defined background, before being saved as a bitmap and temporarily set as the wallpaper. broken link?Comments 

Boss

This utility lets you hide all open windows with a single (defined) keystroke, then reopen them when the coast is clear. broken link?Comments 

BossKey 2.00

Simple virtual desktop program. Create hot-keys to switch between the desktops and have one set of windows/applications on one and a different set of windows/applications on another and flip between them instantly with a single keypress. Up to 10 virtual desktops can be defined and windows can be designated always visible. broken link?Comments 

CapTime 1.46

Changes the title of the active window (for example is can add curent time). Can also remove or replace parts of it. broken link?Comments 

Computer Name Service 1.04A

Displays the computer name, IP address, subnet mask, time, system uptime, processes & threads, CPU usage, RAM, and page file information on the default and logon desktop. broken link?Comments 

Cool Ruler 1.5

Easy to use ruler. Measurements can be set for inches, pixels and centimeters and you can adjust the angle of the ruler to a vertical or horizontal position. broken link?Comments 

CoolTicker 0.54

Tool for centralizing the display of multiple grabbed informations in a small screen space. The informations can be any kind of texts, received or retrieved by/from any compatible CoolTicker text source thru TCP-IP, HTTP, POP3, DDE, Text Files. Users can also create text filters to extract strings from any HTTP/HTML, POP3, Text Files that are not in CoolTicker structure format (stock values, temperatures, web forum subject headers). You can also use theses filter to be only warned when a document/web page contains a certain text/number. broken link?Comments 

Corners 3.2

After Windows startup, an icon appears in your system tray and some or all of the corners of your screen becomes "active". An active corner is ready to respond to your command - simply place your mouse pointer in an active corner and a menu of possible actions will appear, or your chosen program (e.g. screen saver, virus scanner, etc.) can be activated. broken link?Comments 

Cursor Clock 1.0.1

This application will turn your mouse cursor into a working clock. broken link?Comments 1

DeskPins 1.30

can be used to make any application topmost, that is, to keep it above all other windows. This functionality is identical to the Always on Top setting found in some programs. broken link?Comments 

Desktop UI Renamer

Windows has an annoying habit of not letting you rename many of the icons on your desktop (like Recycle Bin, My Documents and more). With this free little application tweak the ui quickly and easily. broken link?Comments 

DotMouse 1.2

Change the design of your cursor. broken link?Comments 

FastRes 1.0

Lets you quickly change your screen resolution and color depth, from the system tray. broken link?Comments 

Free Launch Bar 1.0

Free replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in Free Launch Bar. However, the Free Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But there is one huge difference. Free Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into groups. This feature looks like popup menus. This vastly improves the management of your shortcuts and save working space on your desktop. broken link?Comments 

FreeShade 1.004 beta 7

Window shading utility for Windows. Window shading is when you double-click on a window's caption and the window rolls itself up so that only its caption (or title bar) is visible. broken link?Comments 1

Ghost-It! 1.04

Program that runs in the system tray, and lets you turn windows into "ghost" windows. Ghost window is allways on top of other windows, but you can see through it. broken link?Comments 

Glass2k 0.9.2 beta

Program that allows Windows 2000/XP users to make any window transparent. broken link?Comments 2

Hawkeye ShellInit 0.4.2

Creates any number of margins on the screen that maximized windows wont cover (much like the taskbar). In these margins, you can put applications that you always want visible. broken link?Comments 

JetStart Free 4.4

offers you a quick access to categorized Start Menu shortcuts, recently launched programs and system commands. Just type a few letters and JetStart will show matching applications as you type. Once you've found a desired program, you can immediately launch, drag to desktop or unistall it. broken link?Comments 

JR Screen Ruler 1.2

Tool that allows you to accurately measure anything on your screen. This is especially useful when measuring graphics, web page browser sizes or whatever. Screen Ruler can display Pixels, Inches, Picas or Centimeters. broken link?Comments 

jRes 0.6

Utility that runs in the system tray of your Windows 95 or NT system. By clicking on it's little 'JR' icon, users can easily switch screen resolution and color depth, or open the 'Display Proprties' box. broken link?Comments 

MinMaxExtender 1.2.1.0

Utility that enhances the standard windows, adding new buttons next to the Minimize button in the titlebar. Using the buttons, the user can stretch the window across the screen, hide it to a trayicon, hide all of the window apart from the titlebar or make the window stay on top of others. The user can exclude some windowtypes from beeing extended and choose which buttons to be visible. broken link?Comments 

MoodBook 1.00

Tiny Windows utility that brings art to your desktop and sets a tone for your daily mood and emotions. With MoodBook your desktop looks like an art gallery changing art expositions either automatically or manually. broken link?Comments 

Mr. App Launch 1.0

Small app that sits in your system tray (by the clock) and allows you to launch your 10 favorite applications. Mr. AppLaunch can also launch multiple items at once. broken link?Comments 

MultiDesktop Manager 0.3.8

Desktop manager program which allows you to create multiple desktops and switch between them. MultiDesktop Manager will run only on Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000 or above. broken link?Comments 

MyRun 1.10

It allows you to run several programs with one click. broken link?Comments 

NanoSkin

Very simple skin makeover for Windows. broken link?Comments 

Q-Sort 2000 1.2

Tool that arranges the "Programs" section of your Start Menu and your Internet Explorer Favorites in alphabetical order with a single mouse click. broken link?Comments 

QRes 1.0.9.0

QRes adds a front end to QuickRes form Microsoft so that you can automatically switch color mode or screen resolution when you start a Windows application. For instance, when you start a game that uses 640 x 480 pixels screen area and requires 256 color mode, you can make QRes automatically switch to this screen mode as long as you run the game and switch back to your regular screen mode when the game is over. broken link?Comments 

Quick Hide Windows 1.0

You can use it to hide application to free up space on your taskbar or even hide the desktop and taskbar. All this is accessible from a keyboard shortcut. broken link?Comments 

Resize 0.2

Simple program, that establishes a taskbar icon, enabling you to quickly and easily change the screen resolution. broken link?Comments 

ResizeEnable

Lets you turn usually non-resizeable windows into resizeable windows (most windows will respond correctly, but some may not). broken link?Comments 

ShakeIt

With ShakeIt!, you will be able to manipulate the elements of the windows taskbar. You want your start-button placed at the lower right corner of your screen? Well, ShakeIt! solves the problem. broken link?Comments 

Snap 1.0.3

Makes a window snap to the edge of other windows or to the screen edge when it is moved close to it. Doesn't work with MFC-windows yet. For Windows 9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP. broken link?Comments 

Snow.exe 0.0.0.2

Small program that makes snow-flakes fall around your windows. broken link?Comments 5

Taskbar Eliminator 2.6

utility which will simply and efficiently remove the taskbar from Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. With just the click of a button or a hotkey, the taskbar is disabled from any side of the screen, providing the freedom to use any dock application, increase computer security, or allow all sorts of Windows customizations. The taskbar can be toggled on and off in real-time, providing the flexibility to quickly view the taskbar to perform an action. broken link?Comments 

Taskix 1.5

simple drag and drop tool to reorder buttons in your Windows taskbar. broken link?Comments 

Toolbar 1.4c

Provides a way to add a customized floating toolbar to any application. When a button is pressed a pre-defined sequence of keystrokes is sent to the desired window. All options for the buttons and what they do may be altered within the configuration file. broken link?Comments 

TransText 1.20

Small shell extension for Windows95/98/Me/NT/2000, which will allow the user to have transparent background color in the icon caption area, thereby getting rid of the irritating one-colored rectangles covering your nice background image. broken link?Comments 

Verschwindibus 1.7

It enables you to hide/show any running window, so that no other one can see it. The hotkeys and system tray icon are customizable and systemtray & desktop icons can be toggled visible/invisible. Verschwindibus can easily be controlled through the systemtray. broken link?Comments 

Vista Start Menu 2.65

alternative to the plain Start menu you find in Windows XP and Windows Vista. broken link?Comments 1

Window hidie 0.2 beta

light-weight utility to hide any window instantly with a key press. The program itself stays completely invisible. You can even run it from a USB thumbdrive. broken link?Comments 

WinMac 4.9.1 service pack 3

Program that allows Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, and Millennium users to add a Macintosh-style menu bar to their system. broken link?Comments 1

WinPenguins 0.5

It creates cute little penguins that wander around your Windows desktop. broken link?Comments 

WIRM 2.00.0067

Simple to use task tray application providing the basic feature set of quickres and the Display Properties control panel applet. It also features advanced features not found in any standard windows controls or tweekUI. broken link?Comments 

WonderWebware.com Screen Ruler 4.1

designed and made for one single purpose - to help you to measure anything on your screen. broken link?Comments