DesktopX 0.65

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• Price: Free to try
• Operating system: Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
• Date added: January 05, 2001
• 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 allows users to build their own desktops (see screen shot). It creates an object-oriented structure for Windows, in which users can mix and match DesktopX objects with their standard desktop, or apply "themes" that give them their own unique desktop. Users can make their Windows desktop behave just like alternative operating systems (Linux, MacOS, OS/2, Amiga, and so on), or something completely different. Additionally, companies can use it to create a standardized and simplified desktop for their users, and parents can use it to create desktops that are "kid proof". Version 0.65 can now tile and stretch objects, and has advanced grouping, an undo feature, and tons of bug fixes.

Note: Be sure to check out more awesome themes at the DesktopX Theme Library.

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