Get a Clean Desktop with RocketDock


One attractive feature available in Mac is the arrangement of the desktop icons. Windows user can also have similar desktop appearance by using some customization software such as Objectdock. However, Objectdock is not a free software.

But now, you can have a software compatible to Objectdock that allow you to customize your desktop, as well as some enhancement to your PC. It’s call the RocketDock.

Here is a list of features that what RocketDock can do:

  • Minimize windows to the dock
  • Real-time window previews in Vista
  • Running application indicators
  • Simple drag-n-drop interface
  • Multi-monitor support
  • Supports alpha-blended PNG and ICO icons
  • Icons zoom and transition smoothly
  • Auto-hide and Popup on mouse over
  • Positioning and layering options
  • Fully customizable
  • Completely Portable
  • ObjectDock Docklet support
  • Compatible with MobyDock, ObjectDock, RK Launcher, and Y’z Dock skins
  • Runs great on slower computers
  • Unicode compliant
  • Supports many languages and can easily be translated
  • A friendly user base :)
  • And best of all… its FREE!!!

Yes! It’s absolutely FREE, and it’s under the Creative Commons Public License.

This is my desktop appearance before using RocketDock [Click for larger view]:

desktop-before

This is how my desktop look like after using Rocketdock [Click for larger view]:

desktop-after

Tips: Use Tweak UI (freeware) to hide the default recycle bin icon.

tweakUI

Download RocketDock here.

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check out my friend blog on how to turn your windows desktop to apple style. i haven’t tried it personally but she has done it. you can see it on her blog.
sorry, don’t have direct link.
http://jamieliew.com

wao… not bad o
but stable o not?

@Wilson,
Thank you for the intro, I’ve seen it in her blog now. That’s more like a mixture of Linux + Mac style..hehe. You can check out my Ubuntu Linux style customization too.

@Johnny,
I used to try Objectdock. RocketDock works almost the same and it’s really free. Stable.