RocketDock -- Freeware Mac-Like Desktop "Dock"
Posted on Thursday, August 03, 2006 at 2:29 PM by Randall
Many Windows users seem to be jealous of the Mac desktop's "dock" -- a fancy desktop program launcher with icons that expand in size as you mouse over them. To be honest, it doesn't do much for me, but I seem to be a minority. There have been several attempts to duplicate the dock on Windows. RocketDock is the best attempt I've seen. It is skinable and supports skins made for its competition (Y'z Dock, Mobydock, and ObjectDock skins supported). It also supports some ObjectDock "Docklet" programs. Other features listed on the RocketDock web site include:
* Unicode compliant
* Simple drag-n-drop interface
* True multi-monitor support
* Supports alpha-blended PNG and ICO icons
* Items zoom on mouse over
* Auto-hide
* Popup on mouse over
* Layering options
* Horizontal and Vertical offsets
* Fully customizable
* Runs great on slower computers
* Supports many languages and can easily be translated
If you are running Windows 2000 or better and would like to try a Mac-like "Dock" for your desktop, RocketDock is the one to try first.
Rating: 4.0
Operating System: Windows 2000+
License:
Freeware
Price: Free
Web Site: http://www.punksoftware.com/rocketdock