goScreen for Windows

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Developer’s Description

By Andrei Gourianov

Organize and add space to your computer's desktop.

As monitor sizes, available RAM and operating system innovations all increase, it is likely that you are going to have more and more applications open on your desktop at the same time. GoScreen makes it possible to organize them the same way you organize files on hard disk - by placing application windows into different desktop folders, or screen pages. This way you could arrange windows by task thus cleaning the desktop. Switching between tasks would mean switching between different desktops.

GoScreen creates up to 80 virtual desktops (screen pages) on your single physical one. Only one screen page is visible at a time. When an application is started, it is placed on the current - "active" screen page. When you then go to another page, the application is left on the page where it was started - you can always find it there. It is possible to move applications between desktops, define application management rules, change attributes of each desktop separately, and so on.

Organize your work by creating multiple workspaces. Run each application, or group of applications on a separate screen. Never minimize any of the applications, never close any of them. When you switch screen pages, all running Windows programs just disappear from the screen and from the taskbar, but they are right there waiting when you switch back.

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GENERAL

Release: January 20, 2023

Latest update: January 20, 2023

Version: 18.0.2.981

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows NT
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows Server
Windows Vista
Windows 2003
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 89,309

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User Reviews

4.6/5

147 User Votes

Best Productivity Tool Ever!
jmharrinDecember 15, 2015
Pros
Easily accessible (more-so than any other multi-desktop manager tool I've tried) Extensive customization options. Very lightweight Fast Reliable
Cons
None I can think of.
Summary
I've been using this software for over 10 years and have tried many other alternatives. There are none that compare to the usefulness and effectiveness of this tool. At this point I find it very difficult to work smoothly or as quickly on any computer without this installed if I have to take time looking for the window I want open. Most other desktop and multi-page managers seem to focus on the cool factor of how they look and act which results in them being bloated or slow. I don't know what I'd do without this. One thing is certain; I would definitely get a lot less done due to wasted time.
Awesome tool
vzerv6fzJuly 16, 2013
Pros
Lots of great options to choose from.
Cons
None that I can think of
Summary
Finally, VDM that works great on my Surface Pro. Also, new Cascade command is just stunning - such a simple idea, such a big difference.
Schizophrenc interface
nickrussoMarch 4, 2013
Pros
Some easy tweaks
Cons
Many inscrutable tweaks Probably could destabilize system if you don't know what you're doing. MULTIPLE ADWARE/ADDON apps during installation. go SLOWLY and read carefully. This is why AVG did not want to let me run it. I still trust CNET enough to give it a go.
Summary
To get the most out of this, you would need to be a programmer or script editor of some kind. There are a few easy tweaks, but to do anything more complex, you have to understand a lot of "OS-speak," e.g. ".CM13RCMLayoutEvent(.CM13RCMLayoutEvent)." What is that? There are also Registry items listed that would be dangerous to play with. I find it marginally useful.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Mar 4, 2013<p/>This was intended for Right click enhancer. Irrelevant. I give goScreen 4 stars. Very useful. The only issues are the terms used (control bar, Window List, Launch Pad, Page Surf...) are not defined, and it takes a lot of trial and error to decode them to get what you want. There are also check marks next to menu items that can't seem to be unchecked. I finally got it going the way I like it, but I think I could do more if it was a more understandable UI. There was some weird transparent "bar" across the top of my secondary physical screen set to click-through that obfuscated desktop icons. It took a lot of guessing to get rid of it; I still don't know what it was or how I did it. The "start with Windows" option set two instances going; one in all users, one in current user. I removed both and put the app into the regular startup folder-no issues now. I like having the apps button window near my start button and the four virtual desktop buttons in the notification area.
Very useful. The best VWM I've found for Windows.
bearvarineFebruary 1, 2013
Pros
It has quite a number of features that become more important to you after using it for awhile. It is flexible enough to adapt to your style of using Virtual Window Managers. I like having my VWM as a auto-hide sidebar on the right, so it does not interfere with my use of the Windows Task bar at the bottom. It has a lot of cutesy window transitions, but I just use the quickest switcher mode it has because I found this distracting.
Cons
Not a true VWM in that you cannot incrementally scroll through the larger window space in less than discrete full-window switches. Sometimes gets into contention with other programs that want to force the window map to the background. Crashes occasionally, but this is not often (once every few weeks) and it is no big deal.
Summary
It is quite useful and blends in with the OS after getting used to it. Must-have.
Its best but needs some improvement
TakToMyZhDecember 15, 2012
Pros
Just super, especially if you like learning the treasure puzzles.
Cons
I think, as an idea, the improvement would be to add setup option with few best modes of suggested by author initializations: for desktop; for desktop with 2 monitors; for small resolution screen; for touchscreen; etc. And some demonstration mode. It would make lazy and busy folks happy.
Summary
Way too complicated
kei_manAugust 15, 2012
Pros
Does the stuff (after spending hours configuring it!)
Cons
Instead of making you increase productivity... it makes you waste your time configuring the tool.
Summary
A typical example of developpers adding settings each time there is a choice to make, instead of deciding! Conclusion: if you are bored and wonder what to do in the next 7 days, you can install the tool and try configuring it.
Reliable, configurable virtual desktop manager.
billmc215June 19, 2012
Pros
Lots of configuration options. Can be as flashy, or as unobtrusive as you want it to be.
Cons
None that I can think of.
Summary
I've been using goScreen at work for almost 7 years. It's always been a reliable and extremely useful tool. It is endlessly configurable with keyboard shortcuts, rules for individual application windows, desktop transition animations, and a lot more. I have mine setup to be very inconspicuous so that I interact with it exclusively through keyboard shortcuts. Couldn't be happier with my decision to purchase it.
Problems with alternat.Thats why I stick with goscreen
mutombo2000October 25, 2011
Pros
very good program, switching virtual desktop and everything else works instantly, fewer issues [compared to other alternatives ]with unexpected appearing of an open application in a wrong virtual desktop.Original nice features: 1)u can switch desktop by going with the mouse to the left edge of screen and click. Its wide: you can easily click without looking. 2) easily drag and drop open windows from one v.d. to another
Cons
help manual isn't perfect: u cannot know which feature they are talking about, for inst: they call virtual desktops "pages" for some reason.But explanation how it works is OK.
Summary
Can't Live Without It!
kaseyeilts22October 12, 2011
Pros
Makes organizing soo much easier! Can create different shortcuts for each desktop. I can do homework on one page, look at facebook on another, research on another; and keep switching quickly between each!
Cons
I can't really think of anything! Maybe the fact that using the launcher and trying to set it up to have a certain number of rows and columns was a little difficult...it tended to snap to certain sizes and it took me awhile to get what I wanted.
Summary
Go Screeen is something I can not live without. I actually downloaded the free trial... when my trial was up I really didn't have any money extra in my account....I had to go 2 weeks without, and it drove me crazy! The second I had an extra $28 I bought it and couldn't wait to get it back up and running! Thank you for helping me keep my busy life organized!
Absolutely Indispensable
aisarosenbaumJuly 25, 2011
Pros
Very configurable with hotkeys for quick toggling between desktops. Configuration can be exported and imported. Very important for me when I change jobs.
Cons
Just some nits to pick: 1) Better default settings. I setup hotkeys for quick toggling between my desktops and showing and hiding the window list. 2) I would like to be able to see the titles when no windows are open in a workspace.
Summary
I've never written a review before, but this product deserves my highest praise. I can't work without this software. As a software professional, I almost always have literally hundreds of windows open continuously. This software allows me to keep my projects organized, including remote desktops. After setting my preferences, I can toggle between desktops with hotkeys, allowing me to work as fast as I can think. Without this software, my brain has to constantly wait while I re-arrange my windows as I switch project contexts. This is quite a superb tool. As I said, absolutely indispensable.