mDesktop AlternativesVirtual Desktop Managers and other similar apps like mDesktop

mDesktop is described as 'Lightweight application that allows the user to utilize multiple virtual desktops. Also, mDesktop integrates with Hotcorners. mDesktop currently supports up to ten virtual desktops' and is a virtual desktop manager in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to mDesktop for Windows, Linux, BSD, PortableApps.com and GNOME. The best mDesktop alternative is VirtuaWin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mDesktop are App Fleet, KWin, Sysinternals Desktops and WindowsPager.

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  1. VirtuaWin icon

    VirtuaWin

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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’).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    VirtuaWin - Multiple Virtual Desktops
     

    • VirtuaWin is the most popular Windows alternative to mDesktop.

    • VirtuaWin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mDesktop.

    • VirtuaWin is Free and Open SourcemDesktop is also Free and Open Source
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    App Fleet

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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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    App Fleet screenshot 1
     

    • App Fleet is the most popular Linux alternative to mDesktop.

    • App Fleet is Free and Open SourcemDesktop is also Free and Open Source

  4. KWin

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    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.

    56 KWin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Sysinternals Desktops

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    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...

    12 Sysinternals Desktops alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. WindowsPager icon

    WindowsPager

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    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
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  8. 9Desks

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    9Desks - Virtual Desktops, desktop manager, multi desktops, enhanced virtual desktops

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Sawfish

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    Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language. Its policy is very minimal compared to most window managers. Its aim is simply to manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. zVirtualDesktop icon

    zVirtualDesktop

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    A virtual desktop manager - "Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Hotkeys and System Tray Icon".

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    zVirtualDesktop screenshot 1
     

    • zVirtualDesktop is the most popular commercial alternative to mDesktop.

    • zVirtualDesktop is Paid and ProprietarymDesktop is Free and Open Source
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    goScreen

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    GoScreen is truly indispensable tool on any Microsoft Windows computer. It creates a number of virtual pages on the monitor screen. When a program is started, it is placed on the current - "active" screen page. When one then goes to another page, the program is left on.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Peach. icon

    Peach.

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    Peach is a Desktop application for Windows 10 that helps you to organize your work via taking a new feature in Windows, Virtual Desktops, and extending its powers to be centered around focusing on your work.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Peach. screenshot 1
     
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    Stardock Tiles

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    Create multiple desktops of related programs, files and links.

    • Quickly switch between active and inactive tasks
    • Create custom pages to suit your computing style
    • Swiftly move from one application to the next
    • Quickly view and manage running applications
    • Full integration.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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