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WindowFX gives you the capability to animate and customize the wallpaper on your Windows desktop. Choose from the massive integrated library or use your own images or video files to personalize your desktop.
WindowFX allows you to customize your windows and menus with stunning animations and effects.


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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Key Features </h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Key Features </h2>
*NEW! Massive WinCustomize.com background and Dream library integration
*'''Animate''' how windows open, close, minimize, and maximize
*Easily customize and create your own animated backgrounds from images and videos
*'''Watch''' windows wobble when you move them across your desktop
*NEW! H.264 video support
*'''Focus''' on the active window by darkening inactive ones
*Custom rendering engine minimizes CPU usage for animations and videos
*'''Enhance''' windows management (Transparency, size, roll-up) with right-click options
*Apply over 60 special effects to your backgrounds
 
*Apply any Dream as your PC screensaver
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Features</h2>
Stardock's WindowFX is a one-of-a-kind program that lets you super charge your Windows experience.
 
WindowFX brings you polished and reliable window enhancement capabilities. Add an amazing assortment of features to Windows, which can be applied in a subtle way to give Windows a little umph.
 
[[File:Winfx_01.png|350px]]
 


<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Animate</h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Animate</h2>
===Animate your Windows desktop wallpaper===
===Apply custom animations===
Use video and Dream files with WindowFX to apply animated wallpaper to your desktop. The .Dream format, which WindowFX uses, has been specially designed to contain content used to animate wallpaper. You can also apply any dream as your PC screensaver!
Choose from over 30 animated effects for windows when they open, close, minimize and restore. Several of these include substyles for different animation types. Also explore over 20 Start menu animations.
 
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<li style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 2em; margin-right:1em;"> [[File:winfx_thumbnail.jpg|250px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxrm-GSVsOE?hd=1]]<br />20+ Start menu animations</li>
<li style="display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 2em; margin-right:1em;"> [[File:Winfx_thumbnail_02.jpg|250px|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O23ICP2wTrA?hd=1]]<br />30+ Animated window effects</li>
 
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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Size</h2>
===Corner hotspots===
Users have a great deal of control over how the mouse cursor is displayed. The color, opacity and size can easily be adjusted on the fly. Even the shadows can be modified including dynamic shadows that allow users to set light sourcing onto cursors.
 
===Advanced "right click" options===
Control your window effects, transparency and window resizing by using your "right click".
 
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:size1.png|thumb|none|138px|Screen border resizing]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:size2.png|thumb|none|138px|Window border maximizing]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:size3.png|thumb|none|138px|Advanced controls]] </li>
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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Control</h2>
===Double-click to hide icons===
Simply double-click your desktop to hide your icons.
 
===Hide text labels for desktop icons===
Already know what your desktop icons are? Easily hide them to avoid desktop clutter.
 
===Hide icon shortcut overlays===
Remove the unnecessary arrow at the bottom of your desktop icons.


===Easily customize and create your own backgrounds===
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WindowFX includes over 60 special effects plus colorization options to make any image or video into a fantastic, custom background. Want to create a .Dream to share? Use the included Dream Maker app to package your own animated or video creations.
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Control1_lg.png|thumb|none|138px|Hide text labels]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Ss01_beforeafter_lg.png|thumb|none|138px|Hide desktop icons]] </li>
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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Stylize</h2>
===Add cool effects to your background===
Choose from over 60 effects to apply to any background. Effects include: black and white, blur, canvas texture, inverted, night vision, pop art, sepia, and animated snow, just to name a few!


[[File:WindowFX_stylize.png|350px]]
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Focus</h2>
===Remain focused===
Simply double-click your desktop to hide your icons.


===Recolor your existing wallpaper===
===Add momentum to your workflow===
Using a simple slider WindowFX helps you apply new colors to backgrounds. Color customization can be applied to an entire image or only to select colors.
WindowFX has a "window flick" option that allows you to add movements, fade windows and add speed to quickly throw your windows around your monitor.


===Multiple monitor support===
<div><ul>
WindowFX capabilities give you the option to have different backgrounds on each of your monitors or stretch video and static backgrounds over multiple monitors.
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Focus1.png|thumb|none|138px|Darken inactive windows]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Focus2.png|thumb|none|138px|Fade inactive windows]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Focus3.png|thumb|none|138px|Minimize inactive windows]] </li>
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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> Create</h2>
===Easy-to-use configuration dialog===
The user interface is intuitive and so easy to use that you can create a great looking custom desktop design with just a few clicks. An always present preview helps you see what your desktop will look like before applying effects to your new background.




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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> WindowFX Resources</h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> WindowFX Resources</h2>
*[https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/dream WindowFX wallpaper downloads]
*[[WindowFX History|History of WindowFX]]
*[[WindowFX History|History of WindowFX]]
*[[WindowFX Changelog|WindowFX Changelog]]
*[[WindowFX Changelog|WindowFX Changelog]]
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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> WindowFX Tutorials</h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> WindowFX Tutorials</h2>
*[[3 Tips for Using Stardock WindowFX|3 Tips for Using Stardock WindowFX]]
*[[WindowFX and Window Flipping|WindowFX and Window Flipping]]


<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Official Pages </h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Official Pages </h2>

Latest revision as of 17:01, 17 December 2020

Featured Trailer

Important Pages

About WindowFX

WindowFX allows you to customize your windows and menus with stunning animations and effects.

Key Features

  • Animate how windows open, close, minimize, and maximize
  • Watch windows wobble when you move them across your desktop
  • Focus on the active window by darkening inactive ones
  • Enhance windows management (Transparency, size, roll-up) with right-click options

Features

Stardock's WindowFX is a one-of-a-kind program that lets you super charge your Windows experience.

WindowFX brings you polished and reliable window enhancement capabilities. Add an amazing assortment of features to Windows, which can be applied in a subtle way to give Windows a little umph.


Animate

Apply custom animations

Choose from over 30 animated effects for windows when they open, close, minimize and restore. Several of these include substyles for different animation types. Also explore over 20 Start menu animations.


  • 20+ Start menu animations

  • 30+ Animated window effects


Size

Corner hotspots

Users have a great deal of control over how the mouse cursor is displayed. The color, opacity and size can easily be adjusted on the fly. Even the shadows can be modified including dynamic shadows that allow users to set light sourcing onto cursors.

Advanced "right click" options

Control your window effects, transparency and window resizing by using your "right click".

  • Screen border resizing
  • Window border maximizing
  • Advanced controls


Control

Double-click to hide icons

Simply double-click your desktop to hide your icons.

Hide text labels for desktop icons

Already know what your desktop icons are? Easily hide them to avoid desktop clutter.

Hide icon shortcut overlays

Remove the unnecessary arrow at the bottom of your desktop icons.

  • Hide text labels
  • Hide desktop icons


Focus

Remain focused

Simply double-click your desktop to hide your icons.

Add momentum to your workflow

WindowFX has a "window flick" option that allows you to add movements, fade windows and add speed to quickly throw your windows around your monitor.

  • Darken inactive windows
  • Fade inactive windows
  • Minimize inactive windows
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