![]() ![]() >897065 Oh man that is beautiful >897667 Rainmeter is very easy to use even if you don't know how to program because everything is written in plain words and there's tons of tutorials and tons of skins to download that you can edit. This tool lets you create custom widgets, but has a bit of a learning curve) >cDock (adds customisation settings for your dock, includes over 20 themes on install) >mySIMBL (uses plugins discoverable in the app itself to inject custom code and add features to existing apps) >Bartender 4 (highly configurable app that lets you change your menu bar items) You can research more solutions, including whatever is in the Mac App Store. Software for Mac: >GeekTool (is to MacOS what Rainmeter is to Windows. I never customised my Mac when I used it but all the following software have good reviews. Also, it was extremely hard to find results on Google about the handful of third party customisation tools for Mac… they go out of their way to pay tech sites to write articles on BUILT IN ways to change a couple of settings. Always use apps you can trust when doing this. ![]() It is necessary to turn off SIP (System Integrity Protection) in order to use any third party apps which alter the native system even slightly. ![]() Apple REALLY does not want you to steer away from their proprietary aesthetic. Mac is much harder and almost impossible to fully customise, even with third party apps. There are a few things you can do here and there on your Mac natively, like changing desktop background and folder icons… but not much else. There are many options out there, especially open source ones on GitHub. I personally love Taskbarx for centering your taskbar and doing other small tweaks, and TaskbarGroups, a nifty little program that lets you group together shortcuts on your taskbar for quick access similar to MacOS). >GitHub has hundreds of open source programs, just start searching. Takes backups of your defaults so it's easy restorable) >Ultimate Windows Tweaker (must have!) (let's you tweak various things on your PC, from appearance to performance, there is probably some annoying detail that you have wanted to change about your computer but haven't been able to) >Winaero Tweaker (themes and customisations mostly to do with the Aero scheme of Windows a la Windows Vista) >WinClassic ( ) a forum dedicated entirely to getting the Windows Classic (95, 98, 2000) look onto Windows 10 and other operating systems. List of suggested or recommended software Software for Windows: >Rainmeter (skins for your desktop, extensive range of both aesthetic and fully functional community made addons) >UltraUXThemePatcher (patch that modifies system files allowing you to use themes on your PC, can change the entire look of your computer) >WindowBlinds (skins for your start menu, taskbar, window frames and control buttons) >Open Shell, FKA Classic Shell (restores UI from previous versions of Windows!! such as 95, XP, Vista, focusing on the start menu and file explorer) >CustomizerGod (change ANY default image or icon on your computer, start button, task bar buttons, tray icons, etc. There are just so many third party programs out there for this purpose. You can do quite a bit on Windows without any extra programs, but utilising them is really the main course, and the dessert. Thankfully there is a lot of free software and open source software on the internet that can help you make your PC look just the way you want with some limitations ofc. I remember customising my Windows XP to shit and back, I had a fully decked out Kingdom Hearts theme for the entire PC. It seems like while phone customisation is still a pretty popular thing to do, people are customising their computer UI's less and less (this has mostly to do with Microsoft killing and removing most of the native customisation options, and Apple has never really been "customisation" friendly). ![]() You can post inspiration, pick up new tips or programs for customisation, or ask for help about something you'd like to do. Thought it would be fun if people shared their current desktops, customisations, etc. ![]()
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