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About WindowFX
WindowFX adds animations to how windows open, close, minimize, maximize and restore, with more than 30 animated window effects and over 20 Start menu animations. Windows can wobble as you drag them, and inactive windows can be darkened so the active one stands out.
A right-click menu adds controls for transparency, window resizing and rolling a window up to its title bar, and corner hotspots are included. It is a paid product with a free trial and suits people who want to customise how the Windows desktop looks and behaves.
Strengths
- Over 30 window animations and 20 Start menu animations
- Dims inactive windows to highlight the active one
- Right-click options for transparency, resizing and roll-up
Limitations
- Windows only
- Paid after the trial
- Mostly cosmetic compared with tiling tools
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid software with a free trial.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Stardock
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users who want to customise window animations and effects
- Categories
- System utilities, Window tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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