Yesterdays edition of my Mac Week special showcased some cool and clever customized Mac desktops. As I had anticipated, I had a ton of questions about how to customize your Mac desktop in such a manner. So, I quickly got to work on this post that is full of tutorials, apps, and widgets that will let you customize your Mac desktop to your hearts content.
I feel it is worth pointing out that a majority of the really customized desktops are done with a program called GeekTool which you will see later on down the list. All of the tweaks that involve the use of GeekTools have a “GT” beside their title just to help keep things a bit more organized. If you know any other cool apps, scripts, or customization tips, please share them in the comments!
1. Shapeshifter
2. Serene Saver
3. Backlight
4. Wallpaper Clocks
5. GeekTool
(Tutorial on using GeekTool)
6. Alarm Clock
7. Amnesty Widget Browser
8. Desk Shade
9. Synergy
10. Date Line
11. Doc Doctor
12. Magnifque
13. Candy Bar App
14. Bowtie App
15. Add Current Weather to Your Desktop
16. GT - Uptime
17. GT - World Clock
18. GT - Display Comics
19. GT - Recent Music Playlists
20. GT - Facebook on Your Desktop
21. GT - Scripts for weather and networks
22. GT - Monitor Your Backups
23. GT - Put News on Your Desktop
24. Skype Contacts on Your Desktop
25. GT - RAM, Processes, CPU
26. GT - Weather Desktop
27. iDeskCal
28. Mach Desktop
5 Comments
Great post, thank you!
Awesome list, the apps for desktop are cool. Thanks for this compilation.
LOVE it.
How do I have my name appear at the top of my screen where the time, spotlight, etc., are? Thanks
Thank you, great post
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