Compiz

Compiz is a compositing manager adding fancy effects to your windows, from drop shadows to awesome desktop effects like the Desktop Cube or the Expo view.

Free Open Source Linux

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VirtuaWin

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...

• Discontinued Last release in 2012. See https://virtuawin.sourceforge.io/?page_id=97

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com

76 Like

Dexpot

Dexpot 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...

• Discontinued Dead app. 3 years since the last update. Not compatible with current version of Windows. See changelog: http://www.dexpot.de/?id=changelog

Free Personal Windows

115 Like

WindowsPager

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

• Discontinued Hasn't been updated since 2011, see changelog: http://windowspager.sourceforge.net/changelog.html

Free Open Source Windows

24 Like

Nimi Visuals

Adds eye-candy effects to windows (and start menu) like deformations (e.g: jelly windows - that makes moved window wiggle like being made from jelly; or fold - which...

• Discontinued It says that it has automatically stopped production.

Free Windows

11 Like

Sysinternals Desktops

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...

Free Windows

16 Like

Virtuoz

Virtuoz was designed to be a minimal and robust program that allows to have more than one desktop on Windows. It was inspired by Sysinternals Desktops, but uses a...

Free Windows

4 Like

Mission Control

Mission Control, formerly Exposé, is a feature of the OS X operating system. Mission Control lets you view all open windows with a single keystroke: it...

Commercial Mac

11 Like

TotalSpaces

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...

Commercial Mac Spaces

6 Like

Vista and XP Virtual Desktops

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...

Free Open Source Windows

1 Like

KWin

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...

Free Open Source Linux BSD

Raskin

Inspired by Jef Raskin, our zoomable user interface shows you all the stuff on your computer on a single surface. Using zoom and pan to view, arrange and open documents...

• Discontinued Last update was October 10, 2014. See http://www.raskinformac.com/beta/changelog.html

Commercial Mac

8 Like

GiMeSpace Desktop Extender

GiMeSpace Desktop Extenders are scrolling virtual desktop managers and the only virtual desktop/window managers that give you seamless unlimited desktop space. New since...

Commercial Windows

14 Like

maComfort

Brings Mac to Windows. Makes Windows feel and look like Mac. Enables features like Quicklook (file preview without opening), Spaces (virtual desktops), Active...

Freemium Windows

4 Like

mDesktop

mDesktop is a lightweight application that allows the user to utilize multiple virtual desktops. Also, mDesktop integrates with Hotcorners. mDesktop currently supports...

Free Open Source Windows

4 Like