Happy 18th Birthday, WinCustomize! WinCustomize is officially an adult now! Launched way back in 2001 after the dot-com bust took out some other skinning sites, WC has since become the largest site on the Internet dedicated to the customization of the Windows desktop. Today we have over 2.3 million members, 106,240 total skins on the site, over 13,000 skin authors, and a total download count of 379,771,119. That's a lot of downloads!   Winky the WinCustomize m...

We've had a bunch of new Master WindowBlinds skins hit the galleries in just the first week or so of February. I'm sure we'll see plenty more this month, but I wanted to just featured a couple in case you missed them.   A-Light by adni18   Cargo Bay by don5318   Normality by LightStar   PredaD'or by neone6  

We're not too far into the new year, but we already have several great skin submissions in the gallery. If you are wanting to get the year started with a new desktop setup, now is a great time to start. Check out some of the latest additions: Peaceful Sunset by adni18   Hi-Tech by IceBaBee   Hot Rod by don5318   Memories by LightStar    

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Recently, I shared an  intro to customizing your Windows desktop . This time, I wanted to do the same type of article, but put the focus on desktop productivity apps. Organize your desktop icons with Fences Fences is one of our most popular apps for a productive desktop. Fences allows you to create fenced off areas on your desktop that you can place your icons in to organize them how you like. Fence can be customized with colors and transparency, and can also be rolled-up to save sp...

Windows customization has come a long way since it first started to become popular many, many years ago. It has also changed significantly during that time, with different apps coming and going throughout the years. Even though some styles and techniques have changed, there is a still a want and need to customize the Windows desktop to fit your own personal style. There are many ways to get this done, but today I wanted to write up a quick intro guide for new users who want to get started w...

Hello...BEST FRIENDS! We are currently working on version 1.1 of Star Control: Origins and the first free DLC called the Multiverse.  We expect to have a beta version of v1.1 out this week for those who want to try it out.   Multiverse The Multiverse DLC will open up Steam Workshop to modders who want to create their own stories, maps, custom settings, aliens, etc. for people to play with.  This DLC will obviously evolve over time and get more features as we l...

My wife and I currently do cruise travel vlogs on YouTube. Recording all our adventures is fun while we’re on a ship, but the real work begins when it’s time to sort through and edit all that footage we have captured over the week. For many years I have done photo editing, which is also quite time consuming, but that’s nothing compared to what it takes to get a whole video edited and ready for uploading. That means I need to use every tool at my disposal to make the process a...

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It's October, and that means it's getting close to Halloween! We have always had a great selection of Halloween inspired skins and themes here on WinCustomize, and each year we get even more submissions from our fantastic members.  We have all kinds of customizations, including WindowBlinds skins, animated wallpapers for DeskScapes , icons, and much more.  Below are some favorites from the site, but you can  look here  to find a whole lot more. Happy haunting! ...

We're excited to have adni18 for our Master Skinner spotlight this month! He joined WinCustomize way back in 2001 and is one of our overall top skinners on the site. Thanks for taking the time to answer some of our questions for the community.   You are one of our original members way back in 2001. Can you tell us how you got involved in “skinning” and WinCustomize? I was using an early beta version of Windows XP and I decided to do something beautiful with my...

Summer officially arrived recently and that is always a good time to change up your Windows desktop with some new skins and themes from WinCustomize . Since summer is typically associated with beaches, vacations, and warm weather, I think that is a great place to start in highlighting some skins for your summer desktop.   Wallpapers Life's a Beach by c31marius Summer Solstice by Whalecore Costa Maya by Island Dog   Animated Wallpapers fo...

DeskScapes lets you have cool animated wallpapers right on your Windows desktop. Whether you’re looking for a subtle landscape animation or a 3D rendered animation of the solar system, there are Dreams (animated wallpapers) available. Not only does it apply both animated and static wallpapers, it also lets you add effects to them, which gives you even more customization options. Here are a few tips to get you started! Try DeskScapes for free! To purchase DeskScapes, click ...

We have another Master Skinner spotlight, and this time I'm happy to have had the chance to speak with  DaveBax! Dave has been a member of WinCustomize since around 2007, and he has made a variety of contribution to the site over the years. He is one of the top WindowBlinds skinners on the site, and was promoted to Master Skinner in 2016.  We appreciate him taking the time to answer some of our questions for the community.   Can you tell us a bit about yourself and...

In my previous article , I described how I was setting up my new work PC with a variety of productivity apps. I’ve gotten most of the software I use on there, so it was time to start adding some customization apps to personalize various aspect of Windows 10. Sometimes I might want to completely change the look of Windows, and other times I might just want some minimal customization. Either way, the options I talk about below are perfect for customizing my PC however I would like to. ...