Friday, July 2, 2010

8 Free Virtual Desktop Softwares for Windows

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Linux users enjoy multiple desktop feature, but this feature is not available in Windows. so there are only two available options for Windows users to get Multiple Desktop Feature. Either to switch to Linux or use third party softwares. Many paid Virtual Desktop Softwares are available which offers you the feature of Multiple Desktops. but why to pay if you can get this feature for Free. I have gathered a list of 8 Free Virtual Desktop Softwares for Windows. Try them, if you are looking for Free Virtual Desktop Softwares.

 

1) Dexpot:
Dexpot turns your monitor into up to 20. Dexpot creates additional workspaces you can quickly switch between. Take, for example, Desktop 1 to listen to your favourite music, surf the web on Desktop 2, use Desktop 3 to handle your daily word processing or switch to Desktop 4 for a game of Solitaire.
Different icons, wallpapers, start-ups, and much more can be configured for each desktop.
Users owning netbooks, tablets and UMPC with small screens and low resolutions will benefit from virtual desktops as well.

 

2) Virtual Desktop Manager:
This virtual desktop program takes advantage of this new API and uses some tricks of its own to provide a powerful virtual desktop manager with a full screen thumbnail based preview. You can have as many desktops as you want and can seamlessly switch between them.

 

3) VirtuaWin:
VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called ‘workspaces’). Virtual desktops are very common in Unix/Linux, and once you get accustomed to using them, they become an essential part of a productive workflow.

 

4) 360desktop:
360desktop transforms your standard Windows desktop into a 360-degree panoramic workspace, giving you many times more desktop space. 360desktop also lets users make desktop widgets from favorite pieces of the Web and create and share 360-degree interactive wallpaper. 360desktop makes your desktop a more functional place with a 360-degree panoramic view. Always have the latest news, dynamic information, video content, family photos or anything else you like at your fingertips.

 

5) T3Desk:
T3Desk lets you manage your applications more easily in a 3D desktop adding the third dimension to your Windows screen.
“3Dmized” windows will appear in three dimensions and transparent on your screen and have the ability to be flipped, zoomed, moved, swiveled in almost anyway you want. T3Desk is lightweight on your resources, unlike most applications of its kind.

 

6) SDesk:
SDesk (Scrollable Desktop) is not a multidesktop application. Instead, it simulates a single, giant desktop up to 32,000×32,000 pixels. An infinite number of desktop regions can be created and made visible by menu, keyboard shortcuts, or even by following the mouse cursor. The features include scrolling the visible portion of the desktop, moving desktop windows, tiling desktop windows, creating new desktop regions, starting the screensaver, locking a workstation, and making any window a top window. The actions can be put into the SDesk menu, assigned to keyboard hot keys, or assigned to a mouse movement.

 

7) Microdesk:
This program creates 99 virtual deskops that make working with a big number of open windows and applications more easier. Whenever your desktop gets full of applications and windows just change your current desktop and you get a clean new desktop.

 

8). VividDesktop:
Are you running out of desktop space. Are you constantly closing down programs that you really need running in order to make space. Do you want to be able to manage multiple desktops like you can on Linux. Well with VividDesktop you have the key to solving all these problems. With this easy-to-use program, you can run virtual desktops on one computer. They are all hot-keyed or easily available from the systray icon. VividDesktop allows you to create multiple virtual desktops within Windows. This means you can have different programs running under different desktops and switch between them with ease.

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