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DesktopClock

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Be mindful of your daily schedule and current time by using this free, open-source and highly customizable clock widget for your desktop. #Clock widget  #Desktop time  #Time zone  #Desktop  #Clock  #Time  

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When focusing on a given task, people tend to lose track of time and forget to set aside a couple of hours at the end of the day for recovering after an intensive work schedule. Since the time area of the taskbar is tiny and cannot be customized, and Rainmeter can be resource-hungry and bog down setups with low RAM, a lightweight and open-source utility such as DesktopClock can be of great use for highly customized desktops.

Designed with portability in mind, the program can be run without the need for installation wizards, making it a valuable addition to on-the-go setups powered by USB flash drives. Once booted up, the app appears on the desktop in the form of a movable widget displaying the day of the week, date and time, giving users the freedom of placing it anywhere on the screen.

Interaction is done via its built-in right-click context menu, where the user is met with a plethora of options that can be changed to suit their specific needs. The clock can simply stay on the desktop as an opened window, or it can be set to remain on top of other applications to let the user stay mindful of how much time they have left in the day for the various tasks that need to be accomplished.

In order to avoid having to reach its position and context menu for dismissing it, the program can be closed through its taskbar icon, which also serves as a way to focus on its position when needed. For accessibility reasons, a background can be set to make the text readable against the background content.

For those with lower visual acuity, the size of the clock can be adjusted, depending on the distance between the user’s eyes and their screens. Personalizing your operating system with themes can make the usage experience more enjoyable, and DesktopClock offers a high degree of compatibility in that area thanks to its support for custom text hues to match the custom accent color of your Windows UI.

Moreover, the program supports a comprehensive variety of formats, letting users choose the amount of detail they want to be shown, ranging from the day of the week, month and year to the seconds counter for maximum precision.

Another advantage possessed by the app is the ability of running multiple instances side-by-side, which, coupled with the option of picking any time zone on Earth, lets you stay mindful of the current time in other places of the world for chatting with friends or interacting with customers living in other continents.

Finally, if the present options feel insufficient, pressing the Settings button in the context menu generates a text file in the same directory as the program, where you can change the background’s opacity, font family, text color and more, giving power users the flexibility they need to make the interface suit their needs.

Whether the taskbar clock is too tiny or void of personality, or you need to be aware of the time zone of the country your best friend resides in to avoid disturbing them while they sleep, DesktopClock is an excellent addition to the Windows desktop for users who want to have a large, clearly visible time widget over their active windows.

What's new in DesktopClock 4.1.0:

  • Custom background image:
  • (path must have two slashes \, image is stretched)
  • .wav sound player
  • Plays a custom sound file on a specified interval.
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DesktopClock 4.1.0

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PRICE: Free
  runs on:
Windows 11
Windows 10 32/64 bit
  file size:
1.4 MB
  filename:
DesktopClock.exe
  4 screenshots:
DesktopClock - Users have a wide variety of themes at their disposal to match their Windows color schemeDesktopClock - You can also pick your time zone to stay aware of online friends' schedulesDesktopClock - Pick the format that suits your needsDesktopClock - screenshot #4
  main category:
Desktop Enhancements
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