Harmony

There are quite the variety of methods to customize your desktop and the way you launch files and programs. In case default means are not enough, specialized third-party applications like Harmony want to enhance the desktop with a neat launch bar, full screen mode, and various customization options.

One of the application’s main advantages is it skips you the whole effort required to go through a setup process. This makes it possible to carry it around on a thumb drive, but it’s better to leave it on your computer, since default source location for icons it loads is the desktop. You need to make sure .NET Framework is on your PC as well.

There are three methods to enhance the desktop, namely the Strip mode, which brings up a sidebar with all desktop shortcuts, a screen mode which needs to be toggled for launching apps because it covers the entire screen with a transparent veil, as well as a panel mode, functioning in a similar manner to the first, but different layout.

During runtime, the application sits in the tray area, which is also the place to manage behavior options. Here you can find different customization options for desktop components. For instance, you’re able to choose from different icon size specifications, whether or not to include power buttons, and clock, and alignment, where possible.

Even though panels used are transparent, the application lets you choose from a large palette of colors. A neat option is the automatic adjustment according to the wallpaper. Just to have it ready by the time you reach the desktop, the application can easily be set to run with Windows.

In conclusion, Harmony is a lightweight, portable application with which to enhance your desktop, and change the way you run programs, and video games. Although it can feel a little rough around the edges at times, it’s fitted with different visual customization options, and a few modes to choose the one which blends with your desktop better.