Stardock - (Shareware)
WindowBlinds helps the air of the old Windows by improving its look and feel to make it more enjoyable.
WindowBlinds is a manager of visual themes (skins) for Windows.
Beyond the classic Windows graphic themes, WindowBlinds can radically change the user interface.
It allows user to decide the appearance of Windows. It changes the style of title bars, scrollbars, buttons, and other graphics all parts of thecomputer. WindowBlinds integrates office and allows total control over the GUI. Several predefined themes are available but user can create his own skins with SkinEditor.
The software comes with a set of skins that allow you to change the appearance of Windows with a single click. New styles are added regularly and it is possible to download from the publisher's website.
- Native support for Windows 7
- Native Aero skinning for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
- Native 64-bit support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
- Auto-conversion of Windows XP era skins to Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Ability to apply textures to skins
- A new, easy to use configuration program
- Native Clear-Type support for better font handling
- New Skin format called UIS0 for skinning Aero (takes hours instead of days to create a new skin).
- New WindowBlinds 7 skins included such as Submline, Aero Metals, Corporate, Aero Woods, Aero Clay, Sabertooth along with new WindowBlinds 7 skins being released soon after to the public such as Altitude.
- Option to have a random skin applied each logon
- Much better customization of fonts
- Massive performance improvements in applying of skins.
- Optimization of Windows Vista and Windows 7 DWM drawing to improve battery life on laptops.
- Aero skinning (UIS0) is 100% compatible (it’s Aero) with all Windows programs.