Winstep Xtreme v8.11 (NEW - 16 August 2009)

Among Windows 7's features, the taskbar overhaul is probably the feature in Microsoft's upcoming OS that has aroused the most interest.Well, you won't have to wait for Windows 7 anymore - Winstep Xtreme 8.11 has just been released, and brings with it the most interesting and useful features of the new Windows 7 "Superbar" into the XP and Vista world!

Winstep Xtreme is a superb collection of utilities and desktop enhancements that will change the way you work with Windows forever! Want your computer to look like NeXT, KDE, a Mac or something from a William Gibson novel? Then download Winstep Xtreme and expand your horizons!

Winstep Xtreme is a complete integrated Desktop Environment.Winstep user interface enhancements: NextSTART and WorkShelf. While most Windows customization software focuses on eye candy, Winstep applications raise the usability bar to another level: they give added functionality to Windows and complete control over every aspect of the user interface.

NextSTART is a complete Start Menu, Taskbar and System Tray replacement, famous for its unmatched flexibility. WorkShelf is a desktop replacement and tabbed program launcher. Like a dock, but better. It enables you to organize your most often used applications and documents into categorized shelves while taking as little screen space as possible.

Winstep Xtreme - New solution in the design desktop! The program is designed to fully replace the standard shell Windows.

The package includes several modules (NextSTART, WorkShelf, FontBrowser, NeXuS), each of which performs its role in the design work has become. NextSTART responsible for the complete replacement of the Start menu, the taskbar and tray, which is very flexible.
WorkShelf - is a complete replacement of desktop.
FontBrowser - handy viewer font. NeXuS - multilevel “dock” for quick access to frequently used applications.

Winstep Xtreme is a superb collection of utilities and desktop enhancements that will change the way you work with Windows forever! Want your computer to look like NeXT, KDE, a Mac or something from a William Gibson novel? Then download Winstep Xtreme and expand your horizons! WINSTEP XTREME features the following applications...

NextSTART:
An incredibly powerful replacement for the Windows Start Menu, System tray and Taskbar. It is, of course, fully skinnable, with a wide range of themes supplied with the package and many hundreds more available online. NextSTART is also far more than just a pretty face - offering fully configurable menus that can 'float' anywhere on the desktop and which may be called up with a simple mouse button press, a hotkey combination or simply by 'bumping' the edge of the screen with the mouse pointer. NextSTART also offers built-in file browsing and task management, supports full drag-and drop both to and from the menus and includes many other amazing features - including full theme integration with other Winstep Xtreme applications.

WorkShelf:
A skinnable multi-page tabbed desktop replacement, quick program launcher and document organization tool. Can be used as a simple 'dock' positioned anywhere on your screen, or can alternatively be resized to almost full screen size - offering a quick and efficient way of launching applications, accessing recent documents, managing your internet connections and much more! WorkShelf also supports plug-in modules. Currently included modules are a talking clock, animated recycle bin, CPU Meter, Email Checker, Weather Module, Net and RAM Meters and the Wanda fish Fortune Cookie reader. Modules may be displayed either within WorkShelf itself or free-floating on your desktop!

Winstep Xtreme is a superb collection of utilities and desktop enhancements that will change the way you work with Windows forever! Want your computer to look like NeXT, KDE, a Mac or something from a William Gibson novel? Then download Winstep Xtreme and expand your horizons! WINSTEP XTREME features the following applications...

NextSTART:
An incredibly powerful replacement for the Windows Start Menu, System tray and Taskbar. It is, of course, fully skinnable, with a wide range of themes supplied with the package and many hundreds more available online. NextSTART is also far more than just a pretty face - offering fully configurable menus that can 'float' anywhere on the desktop and which may be called up with a simple mouse button press, a hotkey combination or simply by 'bumping' the edge of the screen with the mouse pointer. NextSTART also offers built-in file browsing and task management, supports full drag-and drop both to and from the menus and includes many other amazing features - including full theme integration with other Winstep Xtreme applications.

WorkShelf:
A skinnable multi-page tabbed desktop replacement, quick program launcher and document organization tool. Can be used as a simple 'dock' positioned anywhere on your screen, or can alternatively be resized to almost full screen size - offering a quick and efficient way of launching applications, accessing recent documents, managing your internet connections and much more! WorkShelf also supports plug-in modules. Currently included modules are a talking clock, animated recycle bin, CPU Meter, Email Checker, Weather Module, Net and RAM Meters and the Wanda fish Fortune Cookie reader. Modules may be displayed either within WorkShelf itself or free-floating on your desktop!

Winstep Xtreme is an out-of-the-box integrated suite of shell enhancement applications focusing on giving users a greater experience through powerful yet convenient control of the Windows desktop:

NeXuS is a multi-dock system, which as well as holding traditional bookmarked icons can also hold any combination of widgets, clocks, mail checkers, weather indicators and system performance meters within multiple levels of sub-docks. NeXuS is just perfect for super fast access to your most frequently used applications.

WorkShelf is a tabbed dock, better suited for complex organizational duties like organizing documents, URLs, movies, work projects, applications, etc...

NextSTART is the menu system - and takes care of all your task management needs as well.

FontBrowser is a bare-bones font browsing utility.

A pack of popular desktop widgets are also included in this release which can be displayed on the desktop, featured within the docks, placed within shelves or merged into the taskbar. Featured widgets include a speaking Atomic Clock, Recycle Bin, SSL POP3/IMAP Email Checker, Weather Monitor with 5 day forecast, CPU, Net and RAM Meters, and Wanda, the amazing 'fortune cookie' reader. New modules are constantly under development.