DeskSpace for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJune 12, 2012

DeskSpace promises to help users manage their cluttered desktops by providing multiple 3D desktops to toggle through. While this sounds like a promising development, DeskSpace is one headache after another.

The program appears as an icon in the tray. A user's first instinct is to double click on a program to start it. However, here such a move takes you to a menu to help set up desktop hot keys. There are other options offering ways to customize DeskSpace. Left clicking and right clicking the tray icon presents a dropdown menu of other options. At no point did we see a 3D version of our desktop.

Further studying and a visit to the Help menu showed us how to create hot keys that supposedly bring the new desktop to the foreground. Nothing we did could make DeskSpace perform its duties.

This 14-day trial professes to offer a unique product that could help many people, but by burying it behind endless menus and shortcut keys, it winds up just frustrating. We do not recommend this download for anyone.

What’s new in version 1.5.8.14

Version 1.5.8.14 fixed a bug that caused command line windows that launch child processes to disappear while switching between desktops and includes performance improvements.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: May 25, 2012

Latest update: June 12, 2012

Version: 1.5.8.14

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows XP
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 54,160

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.4/5

20 User Votes

Fantastic Program
Rahn_BDecember 11, 2013
Pros
Fast desktop switching. Works with all my software. Plenty of customization options. Handles dual screens. Handles virtual machine sessions. Great price.
Cons
Honestly I can think of any.
Summary
I work as an IT manager and use this program on my workstation. I've used this software for over four years and love it. I have to open a lot of RDP sessions and work on multiple projects daily using Deskspace. I also use it with virtual machine sessions and have had little or to no problems in all that time. Tested a lot of other similar programs but this on is the best I have found. Any issues are quickly addressed by the company. This is one of my "must have" programs!
works great!
Riv3rOctober 20, 2011
Pros
easy to use, fully customable, works brilliantly
Cons
only one is clicking on tray icon opens options instead of 3D, but then i just use scroll button instead.
Summary
like someone else said, who did cnet get to test this? couldnt even bring up the 3d desktop wtf? and the people saying that the scrolling/switching is glitchy i suspect just have crap graphics cards, for me its always nice and smooth. as someone who is always running lots of programs, its great to be able to have things running on different desktops, and flick between them, so things dont get too cluttered. after setting to how i want it all i need to do is middle click then scroll to change desktops, what could be easier than that? *shakes head in disbelief at cnet tester*
very good product
hussainyusufApril 15, 2011
Pros
easy to use, works excellently well
Cons
none at all
Summary
i dont know why CNET editors rated it so lowly, it is an excellent program with 6 desktops and 3D effects
Great only use the trial version
dadgsMarch 14, 2011
Pros
Allows me to flip through many screens
Cons
none so far
Summary
Useless complicated
micheal722December 6, 2010
Pros
Nice effects
Cons
Useless in daily live
Summary
Skip this one.
Looks nice but not that easy
angelicabonSeptember 19, 2010
Pros
Nice spacy view
Cons
Not usefull
Summary
Looks nice but not if you want to be productive
Uselesssssssss
perbenAugust 28, 2010
Pros
Even more uselesssss
Cons
Like I said Uselesss.
Summary
Uselesss and complicated.
great product
kapa23July 19, 2010
Pros
everything
Cons
none at all
Summary
Another useless program. wast of time and space.
wilkjanMay 21, 2010
Pros
kind of works.
Cons
No reason to use this. Wasting my time.
Summary
Doesn't add any thing usefull to your pc.
Good looking, but not up to OSX Spaces
CanadianOncologistMay 19, 2010
Pros
The 3D animations are superb and fast
Cons
The implementation of switching desktops is buggy, and not good enough for day to day use.
Summary
I tried to set my mouse buttons to switch the desktops but this did not work well. I also tried to use their own Ctrl+mouse roll to switch, but again, not a smooth transition. The worst part is the 2 second delay after switching when the screen 'flashes' and the windows refresh. This is a good step in the right direction for the product but really it is a productivity tool and therefore bugs prevent it from being useful, despite excellent 3D graphics.

Developer’s Description

By Otakusoftware

Expand and arrange your windows and icons across up to six desktops.