The Winstep Nexus Dock is a free Windows dock application that provides fast access to your most frequently used applications, with flexible options allowing it to dock or float anywhere on the screen. Every feature you’d expect from a dock and much more, including widgets, mouse-over effects, skins, drag-and-drop, and even live icon reflections and support for Vista Aero Glass effects. Completely customizable, has thousands of backgrounds freely available online and is fully compatible with backgrounds for all other docks.

http://www.winstep.net/images/screenshots/Reflections.jpg

Nexus Features:

  • Fully compatible with Windows 7 and all 64 bit versions of Windows.
  • Live icon reflections.
  • Dock magnification, swing, bounce, afterglow and many other incredible mouse over effects.
  • Water ripple, fluid surface, fluid reflections and many more dock animation effects.
  • Automatic Vista glass blur for semi-transparent dock backgrounds.
  • Running application indicators.
  • Supports drag & drop of virtual file system objects (My Computer, Control Panel, etc...).
  • Completely customizable - thousands of backgrounds freely available online.
  • Fully compatible with skins for all other docks.
  • Full drag & drop support with extremely easy to use and intuitive User Interface.
  • Multi-monitor support.
  • ... and many, many, other incredible features!

Winstep Website: http://www.winstep.net


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on Nov 25, 2009
The developer and owner works on everything...and he answers each problem best he can.
I can vouch for that, Jorge has helped me solve some issues I was having with Winstep awhile back.
Bummer, I had completely forgotten that it was a 1 year subscription... mine ran out on Nov 8th
A years up already, time I renewed my sub!
on Nov 27, 2009
First off i would like to say how great the dock works..... But one thing how do i change the icon for the Recycle bin..? I have found some great Mac ones..... Thanks
on Nov 27, 2009

Robbie_Boy... open an icon and see they type of image....png/.tga...whatever...then convert the mac icon format to that type...there are simple, small apps that do that for you ... I'd suggest asking WebGizmos how to do it as he puts together a lot of really great skins for WinStep.

on Nov 27, 2009
Thanks for the reply Mate.. They are png's that i have... Thing is i can't see any way to change them in the Dock, I have changed all the others i have in the dock bar the recycle bin... So mabe you can't change the recycle bin ones....
on Nov 27, 2009
The Recycle bin is a module/widget, therefore it doesn't use icons, it uses themes. Unless you want to learn how to make a Recycle Bin theme, I suggest you simply select the Aero LowRes theme in the Themes tab in Preferences, click on the Open Folder button and then replace the two Recycle Bin bitmaps you'll find in that folder with your own. Once you're happy, you can prevent the Recycle Bin theme from being changed when you switch to a different theme by right clicking the Recycle Bin icon and selecting 'Lock Theme'.
on Nov 28, 2009
Thanks mate that worked a charm....!!!!
on Nov 28, 2009
My pleasure.   
on Nov 30, 2009
Still doesn't support system tray icons as a dock? When will they do the real program we want a new version of - Objectdock plus! Fences is a bit useless because when you have windows up they are underneath, nexus doesn't have system tray support so you either have to have the bloated nexus extreme or your windows task bar still up. Come on stop wasting time on the ok stuff and do objectdock PLEASE.
on Nov 30, 2009
I resent your 'bloated' Winstep Xtreme comment, Nyxmorph!   Especially because Winstep Xtreme is modular and you can run only the applications you want.

I understand your frustration with Stardock for not releasing a new version of ObjectDock in nearly two years, but there is a thread dedicated to that in the Wincustomize forums, here is definitely not the place to vent about it.

As for the systray support in Nexus docks, the only reason I haven't added it yet is because I am busy doing the new User Interface for the NextSTART component of Winstep Xtreme and I MUST finish that first (WorkShelf's new User Interface with multi-language support is done already in 9.11 Beta 5, by the way).

The next version of Nexus in Winstep Xtreme will add support for the systray in docks (the technology for manipulating multiple copies of the systray is already in NextSTART), but I guess the free Nexus version won't feature it (much like ObjectDock free vs. ObjectDock Plus).
on Nov 30, 2009

you either have to have the bloated nexus extreme or your windows task bar still up.

Winstep is composed of NextSTART, NeXuS and WorkShelf. They can be used together (Winstep Extreme) or separately. It is it's own system and isn't at all 'bloated' as you seem to think. If you give it a try (there is free trialware at Winstep.net) I'm sure you'll see how incorrect your statement is.

Why not give it a try? What have you got to lose? I use both at different times for different purposes. It really isn't a contest about "Which is better software".

Also...I really don't think I.D. would give a member here a bum steer. There are dozens of apps which surface and which are not mentioned in his news items, so maybe you should be taking that as an implicit recommendation?

on Nov 30, 2009
Apologies for the bloated comment. System tray support in a dock would be absolutely fantastic (and I would buy the extreme for it and quite happily just run that module). This is wonderful news. (I have vented about objectdock in the wincustomize forums where I am meant to by the way, you start to try other places when no one listens though after a while, sorry about that).
on Nov 30, 2009
Is there a feature comparison between ObjectDock Plus and NeXuS anywhere?
on Dec 01, 2009
Not that I am aware of. But if you're comparing the Plus (paid) version of ObjectDock, then you should compare it with Winstep Xtreme, not the free version of Nexus.   
on Dec 01, 2009

My Xtreme sub ran out a couple of weeks ago and I'll have to wait 'til next week before I can renew, but it all sounds so interesting and I'm anxious to see all the new features of 9.11..

I'm running Win 7 x64 Home Premium and haven't installed Xtreme as yet (distracted and kept forgetting), but I'll certainly be putting it on in the next few minutes.  Having no Winstep Xtreme on my PC is like being naked in the mall.

I knew there was something missing

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