9Desks AlternativesVirtual Desktop Managers and other similar apps like 9Desks

9Desks is described as '- Virtual Desktops, desktop manager, multi desktops, enhanced virtual desktops' and is a virtual desktop manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to 9Desks for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best 9Desks alternative is VirtuaWin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like 9Desks are dt_noodle, KWin, Mission Control and NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager.

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  1. VirtuaWin icon
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    VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista/Win7/Win10). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called ‘workspaces’).

    23 VirtuaWin alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. dt_noodle icon
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    This is a desktop switcher for Windows that uses real folders and restores icon positions. Much better than the Virtual Desktop provided by Microsoft. It is a single exe file to be placed in a good place and opened from there.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3.  9 likes

    KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Mission Control icon
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    Mission Control, formerly Exposé, is a feature of the macOS operating system.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager is a software tool that manages single or multi-monitor workspaces. It comes with the NVIDIA RTX Enterprise/Quadro driver package or can be downloaded separately. Its main function is to boost productivity by optimizing workspace layout.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. App Fleet icon
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    App Fleet is a workspace management tool written entirely for the Linux Desktops, designed and finely tested on GNOME. It offers creation of workspace configurations that can later be launched using a startup workspace launcher.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  7. Desktops, part of the Sysinternals Suite , 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. WindowsPager icon
     24 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. CubeDesktop NXT provides you up to 16 workspaces, each with its own wallpaper and set of icons, allowing you to quickly and easily switch between them using a live and interactive 3D environment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. mDesktop icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. DeskSpace icon
     5 likes

    DeskSpace is a 3D desktop visualisation tool, allowing you to seamlessly switch between 9 desktops.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Topdesk icon
     3 likes

    TopDesk radically reduces the time you spend switching between tasks by giving you the ability to quickly find the window you want from a thumbnail view.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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