Top 15 Vista and XP Virtual Desktops Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

One of Vistas most talked-about new features is the Desktop Window Manager (DWM). A new set of thumbnail APIs can be used to access thumbnails of open windows. 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.

But wait! What if you still are using XP? Dont worry, Vista/XP Virtual Desktops provides support for XP as well, although window previews are not live since XP doesnt have DWM.

1. mDesktop

mDesktop mDesktop is a lightweight application that allows the user to utilize multiple virtual desktops. Also, mDesktop integrates with Hotcorners. mDesktop currently supports up to ten virtual desktops.Instructions:Holding Alt-Desktop Index (e.g. Alt-1, Alt-2...) switches between desktopsKeystroke Alt-Ctrl-Desktop Index sends the active window to selected window (e.g. Alt-Ctrl-2 sends active window to......

2. Devil's Pie

Devil's Pie A window-matching utility, inspired by Sawfish's "Matched Windows" option and the lack of the functionality in Metacity. Metacity lacking window matching is not a bad thing — Metacity is a lean window manager, and window matching does not have to be a window manager task.Devil's Pie can be configured to......

3. Big Screen

Big Screen Big Screen is a software that can extend the user's screen either locally or through the network. Maximum four-fold expansion of user's desktop in the standard version, at least up to 2560x2048 pixel resolution.Big Screen is the abbreviations of Virtual mutil-head Graphics Card and its supporting tool. Big Screen is......

4. Virtual Dimension

Virtual Dimension Virtual Dimension is a free, fast, and feature-full virtual desktop manager for Windows platform. The main goal of this open-source project is indeed to enhance the Microsoft "Window Manager" up to the level of usual Unix Window Manager, by providing virtual desktops, as well as some additional features, like always......

5. Sysinternals Desktops

Sysinternals Desktops Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse the web on the second, and do work in your productivity software on the third, without the clutter of the windows you’re not using. After you configure hotkeys for switching desktops, you......

6. teamelio

teamelio teamelio is an online team management system that gives you and your team a really simple overview of your daily tasks. Anytime you need it and from everywhere you want.......

7. WindowsPager

WindowsPager WindowsPager is a desktop-switcher/pager for Windows to manage virtual workspaces/desktops. It will integrate smoothly into the desktop panel.......

8. Wisp Handbook

Wisp Handbook WISP offers employers and HR managers a SaaS solution for creating mobile employee handbooks for their staff members. It helps with new employee onboarding and adaptation;and with establishing a channel of delivering the most important info about a company straight to its employees’ smartphones.......

9. Infomaniak

Infomaniak The best there is: Domain Name, Cloud Server, and email, make a website with the Best offer.Infomaniak Network SA is a company founded in 1994 and 100% held by its two Swiss founders, Boris Siegenthaler and Fabian Lucchi. The company is based in Geneva, Switzerland, where all of its employees......

10. Coworking.Coffee

Coworking.Coffee The best workplaces with coffee and wifi, curated by the community, all around the world......

11. Tile Tabs WE

Tile Tabs WE Tile Tabs WE is a Chrome extension to arrange your tabs into a layout of sub-windowed tiles.......

12. Work Tracker

Work Tracker Work Tracker helps you with time recording of your jobs, activities and the documentation of your working hours. So you never lose valuable time again! "Really, it times anything and also any number of things[...]" - William Gallagher, macnn.comWith Work Tracker you are equipped with the following powerful functions: Use......

13. Zoomlee

Zoomlee ZOOMLEE - Organize and track your immigration documents when you travel for work, school or fun! Store your travel, identification and immigration documents in the Zoomlee app. Access and share them anytime and on any deviceCapture and Store SecurelyScan, email or upload photos of visas, passports, driver’s licenses and other......

14. VirtueDesktops

VirtueDesktops Alternative to Apple's Spaces&MissionControl, juggle between multiple desktops on your Mac.Unfortunately, development for VirtueDesktops has ended, which means the application will be stuck at 0.54 b5 until further notice.I have to admit that this is pretty disappointing as VirtueDesktops did start to look like a viable competitor to Apple's Spaces.......

15. Mywe Desktop manager

Mywe Desktop manager Mywe Desktop manager is an all-around desktop enhancer that aims to improve your productivity, by providing you with a wide range of desktop functionality enhancements (Virtual desktop, autohide, live window, transparency, Lightbox, Z-Index).In order to provide you with these features, the application overlays a small access bar onto your screen,......