Crystal Wallpaper for Windows

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Download.com staffJune 15, 2015

It's probably not the height of efficiency, but Crystal Wallpaper is certainly original. The utility is a desktop image manager, helping to switch background pictures manually or automatically. However, it also gives users the curious ability to display those images on top of all other active windows, in a translucent layer, instead of behind them. Users can increase or decrease the layer's opacity, change images, or disable the utility all by using keyboard shortcuts, but the program does takes a fairly hefty bite out of system memory while running.

If you're intrigued by the idea of seeing a picture of your dog or child superimposed on your Excel spreadsheet, then this download may well give you a kick.

Crystal Wallpaper for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: October 18, 2002

Latest update: June 15, 2015

Version: 1.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2000
Windows 10
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: Windows 2000/XP

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Total Downloads: 60,269

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

3.3/5

12 User Votes

I don´t like it...
anagimenezbOctober 28, 2008
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I don´t like it...
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I can´t to work with my desktop...
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The visual treat interfere with what you're reading or writing in the current window
Interesting, but stupid
weirdwalleeAugust 24, 2008
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It does do what it says it does.
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Sometimes the superimposings (or whatever they are) interfere with what you're reading or writing in the current window.
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Fantastic! The ONLY application I've found like it. Worth paying for.
ceeNetRJanuary 14, 2007
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Does exactly as advertised. Gives an excellent visual treat of whatever images you load, while you're using your screen for other apps! You can size and or position the images in many formats of your choosing and is none obtrusive and none distracting. Neat little screen toy!
Cons
Nothing not to like. Could give options of file name/location/pause, but maybe they'll be added in future versions.
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Does what it says, flawlessly
JHSJuly 1, 2005
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This program is very simple to use, and the results are marvelous. Any picture the user chooses will be displayed on the screen transparently, and will remain there as the user surfs the web or does anything else. The program is a way to decorate one's desktop and to make using one's computer more enjoyable. <p> <p>An important feature is that a picture can be displayed in a chosen degree of transparency, so the picture need never interfere with the reading of text on the screen. The transparency can be increased or decreased by 5% increments. Another option is to enlarge the image to fill the screen from top to bottom; and this does indeed fill the entire screen, including all toolbars. Another reviewer said that enlarging the images this much makes them blurry; but the transparency of the image makes this much less noticeable than it otherwise would be. Furthermore, one can always resize the image with Pixia or another program and then use that resized image with Crystal Wallpaper. <p> <p>I love this program. I might actually buy it when the free trial is over.
Cons
During installation, before one has seen the options dialogue box, one is prompted to assign keys such as CTRL and ALT to specific functions. Doing this might actually prove to be an inconvenience, since other programs could be controlled with these keys. I chose not to assign functions to any keys, and found that it is quite easy to use the program's functions in the usual way.
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Horrible ...
March 16, 2003
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Truly horrible. Nice idea, poor application.
January 29, 2003
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December 15, 2002
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Developer’s Description

By Nihuo Software

Show pictures transparently like a flowing stained glass window without pausing applications.