WindowFX History

2001

WindowFX was released for Windows XP. WindowFX 1 was the first program on the PC to allow the use of alpha blended shadows and heavy use of transparent windows.

2002

WindowFX 2 was released which used many of the new visual effect APIs in Windows XP. It allowed users to add all manners of special effects and transitions to their windows. WindowFX 2 also allows users to use user created shadow designs and pick between them. WindowFX shadows also boast superior performance by making heavy use of video card acceleration. Users can change the color, size, and shape of their shadows.WindowFX was also available as part of the Object Desktop suite of desktop enhancements.

2006

WindowsFX 3 is released with additional effects that include shadows under windows, min/max/close/open animations, window dragging effects, window scaling, window tiling, alt-tab task switching options, taskbar preview thumbnails, and much more. WindowFX also received an updated UI and updated support for 64-bit.

2010

WindowFX 4 was released with custom windows animations, Window Flick mouse actions, extended right-click menus, and various other enhancements.

2012

WindowFX 5 was released with new wobbly window animation, new animated effects for window actions, new start menu animations, and desktop icon display controls. This was a free release with the ability to upgrade to unlimited effects.