Dexpot Alternatives

Dexpot is described as 'Turns your monitor into up to 20. It creates and manages virtual desktops and enables you to work far more efficiently and comfortably with many simultaneously opened windows on Windows 95/98/ME and NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista (incl. x64)' and is a very popular app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Dexpot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Dexpot alternative is VirtuaWin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dexpot are RBTray Fork, Mission Control, WindowsPager and Sysinternals Desktops.

Dexpot alternatives are mainly Window Managers but may also be Desktop Environments or Desktop Customization Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Dexpot.

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Dexpot turns your monitor into up to 20. It creates and manages virtual desktops and enables you to work far more...

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VirtuaWin
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Free • Open Source
Windows
PortableApps.com
26 VirtuaWin alternatives
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’).
- - VirtuaWin is the most popular Windows alternative to Dexpot.
- - VirtuaWin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Dexpot.
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VirtuaWin Features
1. PortableVirtuaWin can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Comments about VirtuaWin as a Alternative to Dexpot
Some users think VirtuaWin is a great Dexpot alternative, some don't.
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cannot drag/drop windows between desktops
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It is not a true virtual desktop. All items/icons stay the same when you switch desktops, unlike Dexpot.
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RBTray Fork
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Windows
11 RBTray Fork alternatives
A minor fork of RBTray.
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Mission Control
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Paid • Proprietary
Window Manager
Mac
25 Mission Control alternatives
Mission Control, formerly Exposé, is a feature of the OS X operating system.
- - Mission Control is the most popular Mac alternative to Dexpot.
- - Mission Control is the most popular commercial alternative to Dexpot.
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Mission Control Features
Bundled with macOS
Window organizer
WindowsPager
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Free • Open Source
Windows
14 WindowsPager alternatives
WindowsPager is a desktop-switcher/pager for Windows to manage virtual workspaces/desktops. It will integrate smoothly into the desktop panel.
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Discontinued
Hasn't been updated since 2011, see changelog:http://windowspager.sourceforge.net/changelog.html

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Almost everyone thinks WindowsPager is a great Dexpot alternative.
Sysinternals Desktops
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
16 Sysinternals Desktops alternatives
Desktops 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 the windows you’re not using.
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Discontinued
last version released: 2012
mDesktop
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Free • Open Source
Windows
14 mDesktop alternatives
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.
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mDesktop Features
Support for Hot corners
Vista and XP Virtual Desktops
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Free • Open Source
Windows
16 Vista and XP Virtual Desktops alternatives
One of Vistas most talked-about new features is the Desktop Window Manager (DWM). A new set of thumbnail APIs can be used to access thumbnails of open windows. This virtual desktop program takes advantage of this new API and uses some tricks of its own to provide a powerful...
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KWin
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Shell Extension
Linux
BSD
36 KWin alternatives
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.
- - KWin is the most popular Linux alternative to Dexpot.
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KWin Features
Extensible window manager
Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Enhancer
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Free • Open Source
Windows
11 Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Enhancer alternatives
An AutoHotkey script to switch and move programs between Windows 10 Virtual Desktops and set different wallpapers. Light, lightning fast, free, and with AHK you can use almost any key/mouse combos (even override Windows shortcuts).
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Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Enhancer Features
Keyboard Shortcuts
BetterDesktopTool
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Window Manager
Windows
9 BetterDesktopTool alternatives
Looking for Expose and Spaces on Windows ? BetterDesktopTool makes Expose and Spaces like Features avialabe on Windows PCs. Offering Mouse + Keyboard shortcuts and Active-Edges it is easy to use.
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BetterDesktopTool Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsBetterDesktopTool supports the use of multiple displays.
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360desktop
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Free • Proprietary
Shell Extension
Windows
23 360desktop alternatives
360desktop is free software that extends Windows as a 360 degree workspace, plus an online environment for creating interative 360 degree wallpaper, with a gallery and a widget platform, for sharing your favorite 360's with everybody.
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Discontinued
TotalSpaces
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Spaces
20 TotalSpaces alternatives
TotalSpaces provides a grid of spaces on OSX Lion

An easy to use 2D grid of desktops, inspired by the implementation OS X Snow Leopard. Navigate using the cursor keys, choose your transitions, and quickly access a birds eye view of your grid of spaces where you can manage your a.
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2005 software does not flip between desktops
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