Portable AltDesk

Portable AltDesk is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use application designed especially for those who have a lot of programs and files open and want to efficiently organize and manage them in the shortest time. You can handle numerous tasks at the same time with ease, move and access the desired tool from the panel it was assigned to, like you had multiple monitors connected to the computer. The app, unlike others, uses icons and thumbnails to illustrate the programs so you can recognize them faster.

Since no installation is required, as the tool comes with all the necessary elements stacked in an archive, it can be easily dropped to an external drive and run from any PC.The provided interface is a straightforward and accessible one, which can be changed to more rows and columns from the preference menu, and each desktop is represented as a round-squared window.

The layout can be personalized with custom themes, which you can get from the developer's website. You can be position the panel in any area within the monitor and in order to move the icons, just drag and drop them to the desired desktop. When clicking on their thumbnail, the window is automatically brought to you.

There is no limit on how many virtual monitors you have and can be customized with a specific name, hotkey, wallpaper and autorun a program when accessed. Right-clicking on a pane brings up the task list, where the tool lets you view all running applications and pick which one you want in the current panel.

The advanced tab gives you the options to update all icons, keep the app on top of others and recover a program from the provided list. From the settings, it's possible to change the number of cells, show the name when switching between them, the buttons position and the transparency level. Plus, Portable AltDesk comes with interchangeable themes, which you can download from the main website and assignable navigational hotkeys.

The bottom line is that Portable AltDesk is a reliable and user-friendly utility that comes in handy for everyone with numerous tools, files and folders that are opened at the same time, and wants to efficiently manage them without wasting too much time, by assigning them to multiple virtual desktops based on priority and purposes.