DesktopX 2.1

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• Price: Free to try (None); $20.00 to buy
• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
• Date added: February 19, 2004
• Total Downloads: 4,551,371
• Downloads last week: 9,457
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Everybody who uses a computer customizes his or her desktop to some degree. With DesktopX you can mold your work space any way you like. Chock-full of themes, icon manipulators, and simple programs, DesktopX gives you an unlimited number of choices to freak out your desktop.

The most unique feature of DesktopX is its ability to create and run simple programs, called objects, on your desktop. The default installation includes a variety of objects, such as a CNN Headline News ticker, an analog clock, and a simple MP3 player. You can easily download more objects. Interesting icon tweaks include expansion to just smaller than giant, as well as a feature that makes icons grow when you mouse over them. We like the themes, which provide a unique collection of objects, background images, and other tweaks that can switch your style in one swoop. All told, DesktopX offers extensive tools for redesigning your desktop.

Publisher's description

DesktopX is a revolutionary new program that lets you completely change the Windows desktop. It's the program studios use to create futuristic-looking computer screens in movies and TV. DesktopX works by giving Windows the ability to have real objects on the desktop. Objects include clocks, stock tickers, calendars, weather monitors, living creatures, and thousands of other objects that are available online for free download. DesktopX makes it easy for both casual and power users to build their own desktops to meet their needs. End users can tweak their desktops with a point-and-click interface. Developers can use JavaScript or VBScript to make their objects fully scriptable. DesktopX can even make your existing desktop look better by allowing you to size icons independently from the rest of the system as well as add shows and mouse effects that can make your desktop cool.

DesktopX 2.1 adds support for widgets - the creation of programs that can be run without DesktopX running.

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