50 Custom Mac Desktop Screenshots
June 1, 2009
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Dannyoutlaw/
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Maybe it is because I am new to Macs, but I had no idea of the extreme customizing options that they had to offer. With just a few tools and additional apps there are all sorts of cool things you can do to create a more custom look and feel to your Mac Desktop and operating system. Today I started browsing the web for some inspiration on how to customize my own Mac desktop. Below are some of the really cool customized desktops that I found. If any of them seem a bit sub par, be sure to click the link to examine all the little details.
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June 1, 2009 12:19 pm
I love wallpapers which continue the 3d perspective of the dock – works great.
June 1, 2009 12:21 pm
This is a fabulous display of custom dektops. Great post!
June 1, 2009 12:23 pm
I would love to know how these were done, I’ve looked at tons of GUI programs that all seem like they are inefficient and not universal in the way they modify the system aesthetics…
June 1, 2009 12:32 pm
Great stuff. I’m sticking to linux, but there are certainly some cool Mac desktops. Thanks for sharing.
June 1, 2009 12:33 pm
Wow
Love this! http://www.flickr.com/photos/cesar_santos/3412410937/in/pool-mds
June 1, 2009 1:20 pm
Awesome screenshots! Inspiring
Thanks for sharing.
June 1, 2009 1:48 pm
How are the desktop clocks/calendars being accomplished in OS X?
Is this a Dashboard widget, or other software?
June 2, 2009 3:50 am
I have the same question. Is this a Dashboard widget or something else?
June 2, 2009 8:50 am
Hey, check this out if you want to put widgets on your dashboard!
http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/terminal-commands-for-hidden-mac-os-x-settings.html
June 2, 2009 11:13 am
GeekTool: http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/
Example on how to do clocks/calendaring and weather using GeekTool: http://iamawesome.net/2009/04/my-geektool-setup/
Cheers.
September 1, 2009 10:47 pm
also yahoo widgets can be set to stick to the desktop like in Helectiva
June 1, 2009 1:48 pm
Some of these are absolutely beautiful and some are totally horrendous. My personal preference is to have as little on my desktop/in my dock as I can. I use an application (forgot name) that mounts my discs and drives in the dock and then I use quicksilver to launch my applications. This basically means I have a totally empty desktop and only the apps that are currently running in the dock. I use desktoptopia to rotate my Wallpaper every now and again.
June 1, 2009 6:12 pm
Owww… Awesome screenshots!!! Post the wallpapers!!!
June 1, 2009 10:44 pm
Excellent wallpaper for me. Thanks for sharing !
June 2, 2009 1:04 am
Very nice! Many thanks for this post, i love Apple
June 2, 2009 9:45 am
Sweet. I should post mine,
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June 13, 2009 7:08 pm
The problem with geektool is that reduce your battery charge…mine went from 1 1/2 to 35 minutes….no thanks
August 13, 2009 11:01 pm
Check your update interval…some things don’t need to updated more then every 15 mins or so, or even twice a day (like date/day, especially month)
July 28, 2009 8:16 pm
This is probably one of the best features that Mac offers that Windows can’t. Mac’s interface is very smooth and the desktop looks really nice. Thanks for sharing this!
September 1, 2009 4:21 pm
What do you mean?
There’s plenty you can do to beautify Windows.
examples here: http://lifehacker.com/tag/featured-desktop/
October 20, 2009 11:06 am
Thanks, I will share it on our desktop wallpaper website
March 3, 2011 7:25 pm
Hey, I’d love to see these but the images don’t seem to be working!
Anyway you can fix?
Thanks!
David
January 3, 2012 7:07 am
I can’t see these anymore
January 3, 2012 12:20 pm
I know man. Im working on it.
March 18, 2012 10:06 pm
Womp.