Tweaking the desktop is a wonderful thing. Whether it’s constantly changing visual elements to suit your ever-changing preferences or overhauling your display for the new year, there are plenty of free tools out there for you to explore. These tools can help improve your computing experience and possibly even your efficiency.
I will talk about some tools here that can help you improve your OS X desktop. Check them out.
Clock Wallpaper
Wallpaper clock is quite easy to understand and understand. It is an application that changes your wallpaper from a static image file to an animated clock. Wallpaper Clock has its own Store of Wallpaper Clocks, making finding it super easy. Just download the clock and open it with the Clock Wallpaper app.
More info and download: Clock Wallpaper
Windows users can check out our desktop wallpaper tools section for the various wallpaper tricks and tricks we’ve covered so far.
Table curtain
All in all, the desktop is a mess to deal with. Users may have temporary files, project folders, shortcuts to frequently used applications, etc. on their desktop that they cannot remove. This visual clutter can be quite burdensome to deal with: believe me, I know it all. Luckily for us, the developers at Many Tricks have created an app called Desktop Curtain.
Desktop monitors give a whole new look to your regular desktop and cover your icons, which means you don’t have to look at your cluttered icons. It can be opened and closed just like any normal application, and displaying the screen on Exposé turns off the Desktop Screen, allowing you to access your icons with ease. After exiting Exposé, the curtain will immediately drop, covering your icons.
You can exit the Desktop by right clicking or holding the ctrl key and clicking and selecting “exit”.
More info and download: Desktop Monitor
Windows users can check out how they can quickly hide desktop icons and use Fence or FSL Launcher to clean up their desktop.
Hold tight
Microsoft has really upgraded the look of Windows with the latest version of their operating system, Windows 7. By introducing a new feature called Snap or Aero Snap (don’t you like it? learn how to disable Aero Snap), they have created an easy way to have a window fill the full screen or half the screen. This is a great feature for immersive work or multi-tasking.
The developers for Mac OS X decided to emulate such a feature and created an application called Cinch. Cinch is basically Snap for OS X. You can maximize your windows by dragging the window, then moving the pointer above the menu bar. You can also have your windows fill half the screen horizontally by dragging the window, then tapping the right or left side of the screen with it.
From personal experience, I can say Cinch definitely performs better on larger screens. With my Macbook Pro having a resolution of 1280 x 800, a 400px width on the window is not enough to complete tasks like writing.
More info and download: Cinch
LiteIcon
You might know how to replace the icons: download an image of the icon you want, right-click it, click “Get Info,” click the thumbnail version of the image (make sure it’s slightly highlighted), copy and then paste in the “Get Info” window of the icon you want to change.
However, if you want to go back to the original OS X icon, it takes quite a bit of work to find the original image online. Instead, the “non-destructive” method of replacing system icons involves a third-party app that saves the original icon image. LiteIcon is one such tool, which saves the original system icon and then replaces it with the desired .ico. Just drag the file and drop it in the corresponding box then click apply and Relaunch Finder. Easy as pie.
More info and download: LiteIcon
Geektool
Geektool is the tool with the most potential. Geektool adds a module to your System Preferences window and is basically a pane to enter some code that shows certain things. For example, insert a piece of code (called “Geeklet”) that will display the time on your screen and you can schedule the time you want. Similarly, you can show what’s currently playing on iTunes or Weather.
You can learn more about Geektool here: Appstorm
More info and download: Geektool
You now have the tools to enhance your desktop. Of course, if you think it’s perfect as it is, you don’t have to change it. But I’m sure even improving a few icons can change your mind about that. ????
Have fun, and I look forward to seeing you in the new year.
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