Dexpot - Free, Virtual Desktop Manager

Posted on April 24, 2008 at 5:11 am

Looking for free virtual desktop software? A common usability problem with the Windows desktop is that it becomes slightly cluttered when you open many applications at once. It’s even worse when they are grouped together. Imagine the hassle in finding the one window that you need if you open, let say, 20 applications at once.

In Linux based machines, there has long been a solution to this and it is called the virtual desktop manager. A virtual desktop manager allows you to have more than one desktop at once and for each desktop, you can have multiple open Windows.

This way, you can open, organize many open Windows into separate desktops and switch between them with ease. Thanks to the creation of Dexpot virtual desktop manager, Windows users can look forward for a tidier, clutter-free Windows desktop.

Dexpot allows you to have a maximum of 20 extra virtual desktops at once in your Windows PC. Therefore, you can open as many windows and desktops that you need. A good way to use Dexpot is to open application windows from the same category into each virtual desktop - you can have one desktop with all your Internet tools opened, another one will all your blogging tools, one for just email opened and more.

This way, you can easily recognize a desktop based on its function and be more productive in doing your work. To switch from a desktop to another, simply press Ctrl+1 for desktop number one, Ctrl+2 for desktop number two and so on.

Dexpot Features

Support Windows versions between 95 and Vista.
Easy to configure, up to date interface, very stable and fast.
Switch between desktop with ease - the interface is small and unobtrusive. For minimalist, let Dexpot does all of its work from the system tray.
Desktop Manager shows all your virtual desktops as small icons on top of system tray. You can click on any desktop icon to switch between them.

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Desktop Preview will pop up a small window where you can quickly see all of your desktops with their respective opened windows.
Desktop Slideshow instructs Dexpot to run a slideshow based on all of your virtual desktops.
Desktop Windows is the easiest way to view the entire virtual desktop and open windows in a list. You can quickly search which applications run on which desktop from this view. Great for finding an open window if you are running more than 10 virtual desktops at once.
Windows Catalogue - this option allows you to show all of your open Windows at once in a tile, panoramic view. Optionally, you can view all open windows from a single application. Available in Windows XP only.
Full Screen Preview allows you to view all desktops and open windows in full screen.

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Configurable hotkeys - you can configure a full load of hotkeys to make your Dexpot experience better.
Optionally, you can use your mouse to switch between desktops by moving the cursor at the edge of the screen.
Desktop Rules allows you to define a set of rules on how an open window will appear on a desktop. For example, you can set Dexpot to automatically make a window transparent or minimized once it runs.

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Title bar actions - for a less cluttered desktop, you can assign actions to a window title bar once it is clicked. For example, you can instruct the title bar to roll-up the window once it’s clicked.

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Configure Desktops allows you to change the properties for each of the virtual desktop. For example, you can have one virtual desktop that runs in 1024 x 768 resolution and another in 800 x 600 resolution.

Do check out Dexpot settings page for that extra tweak to suit your needs. In my opinion, Dexpot is a simple to use virtual desktop manager that allows you to be more productive by making your Windows much tidier and uncluttered. With Dexpot, your desktop will never be the same, small screen again. Try Dexpot today!