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, Sysinternals Desktops, WindowsPager and KWin.

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mDesktop alternatives page was last updated Nov 27, 2024
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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’).

    22 VirtuaWin alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.5) is from January 2021.

    VirtuaWin Features

    1.  Portable

    VirtuaWin VS mDesktop

     
    • 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
  2. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    App Fleet VS mDesktop

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

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

    11 Sysinternals Desktops alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program seems no longer updated. Last version, 2.01, released in October 2021, can be still downloaded from the official website

    Sysinternals Desktops VS mDesktop

     
  4. WindowsPager icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program hasn't been updated since 2011

    WindowsPager Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    WindowsPager VS mDesktop

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    KWin Features

    1.  Extensible window manager

    KWin VS mDesktop

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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    9Desks Features

    1.  Multiple desktops

    9Desks VS mDesktop

     
  7. Sawfish icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Sawfish Features

    1.  Support for scripting

    Sawfish VS mDesktop

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

    11 zVirtualDesktop alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    zVirtualDesktop Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Sits in the System Tray

    zVirtualDesktop VS mDesktop

     
    • zVirtualDesktop is the most popular commercial alternative to mDesktop.

    • zVirtualDesktop is Paid and ProprietarymDesktop is Free and Open Source
  9. goScreen icon
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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.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    goScreen Features

    1.  Multiple desktops

    goScreen VS mDesktop

     
  10. Peach. icon
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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.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Peach. VS mDesktop

     
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