Version 2 added per-window skinning, semi-transparent explorer windows, and skin colorizing.Ĭheck out that retail box! Who even remembers a time when you bought PC software in the store anymore? To be honest, I sort of miss it, though it's hard to argue against the convenience and ease of online purchases anymore. It showcases a good variety for WinCustomize v1.0, though. To be honest, I picked the above image mostly because I liked the rainbow spiral. Our product UI has definitely changed and improved a whole lot in the last 20+ years. The Drengin have also come a long way in the last 20 or so years. While digging through the WindowBlinds website archives, I found this early Drengin image from the 90's. Above, you can see the customized window frames and menu bars, and, if you can say you happened to use version 1, you probably feel a little old right now. Version 1 released and rose to immediate popularity with over 1 million downloads on CNET's before the end of the year. WindowBlinds was the first program that let users customize the look and feel of the Windows GUI and is still widely popular today.Īlthough the start of WindowBlinds was long before I came to Stardock (I started here in September 2015), I took a dive through the forums and the website to take a look all the way back at the beginning. Today we're going to talk a bit about the history and evolution of WindowBlinds, which released all the way back in 1999 (for the mathematically challenged, that's 21 years ago.yikes!). News GalCiv IV v2.2 Holiday Update Stardock Releases the Galactic Civilizations IV: v2.2 Ethnology Update Stardock Releases "Tales of Centauron" for Galactic Civilizations IV Galactic Civilizations IV v2.2 for Epic Stardock Releases Fences 5 All News > Blog Start11 v2 is headed to Steam Start11 v2 Makes Searching Better, Private How App Canvas Lets You Create Your Perfect Start Menu Fences 5 First Update is Rolling Out Releasing a Build of Start11 v2.03 All Blogs > Support Forums Wikis Immerse yourself in game lore, tutorials, and more. Metaverse See how you rank against other players in your favorite games. Community Stay up-to-date with game news and dev journals. All Games Check out our complete catalog of award-winning games. Ashes of the Singularity Massive-scale warfare in an epic RTS. The Political Machine 2024 Win the hearts and minds of America's voters. Star Control The space action/adventure classic returns. Sins of a Solar Empire II Real-time strategy. Games Galactic Civilizations Discover new adventures and rule the galaxy your way in this 4X space strategy game. Corporate Software Solutions Increase productivity, design intelligent controls and reinforce branding with our enterprise products. View All Software Products Discover our productivity and customization tools. WindowBlinds 11 Customize the look and feel of your taskbar, window frames, and more. SpaceMonger Quickly free up storage space on PCs and shared-networks. CursorFX Customize your Windows cursor and create your own. Groupy 2 Organize multiple applications into grouped tabs on your Windows desktop. Multiplicity Connect multiple PCs with one keyboard and mouse. DeskScapes Personalize your desktop background with animated pictures and video. Fences 5 Automatically organize your desktop apps, files, and folders on Windows 10 and 11. Start11 Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10/11. Navigation Software Object Desktop Your complete Windows customization suite.
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