Alternative to desktop?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

So I got alot of icons and I don't really know how to clean it up. I usually put them in folders per type of programs (games, software, etc) but it's kinda ugly. Wondering what could I do? Any desktop stuff I can make a like a dropdown menu on desktop or something.

[Toddwjp]

look into Rainmeter

[Gale]

look into Rainmeter

 

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This, or Rocketdock.

[Speedyv]

There are different types of docks (rocketdock) but I don't really like them because they lack functionality and smoothness.

I put all my commonly used programs on the taskbar.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

look into Rainmeter

 

I did, just DL it and tried using and it's so complicated.

[Swndlr]

use rainmeter!!!
worked really well for me until win10 tech preview started fucking it up, its super clean when you get the whole thing set up, uses very little ram as well

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

use rainmeter!!!

worked really well for me until win10 tech preview started fucking it up, its super clean when you get the whole thing set up, uses very little ram as well

 

Could you explain and recommend me a skin to use? Or should I use the default stuff?

[Swndlr]

Could you explain and recommend me a skin to use? Or should I use the default stuff?

i used honeycomb

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

i used honeycomb

 

Link?

[GoodBytes]

So you can pin all your program to your Start Screen if you use Windows 8.

But if not you can use Fences.

http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/

 

You can make groups of icon, and you can hide them and show them as needed.

You should look into it.