Active Desktop Plus

If you are looking to brighten up your desktop or you simply want to stand out with an eye-catching wallpaper, you can try Active Desktop Plus.

The application is based on Microsoft's Active Desktop, an innovative feature that was introduced many years ago to make Internet Explorer more appealing.

Due to this function, users were able to add HTML content from their browser to their desktop. This way, their desktop background was no longer limited to a static one.

Due to this utility, you can send almost any app, video or webpage to the desktop as a fullscreen wallpaper.

In other words, Active Desktop Plus offers you the possibility to replace your default wallpaper with fullscreen programs. You can use windows of video players, browsers, or terminal emulators.

However, the only way to discover if your preferred application is supported is to try it, since not all of them are compatible.

The GUI of Active Desktop Plus is intentionally designed to be as straightforward as possible. You get details and instructions whenever you hover your mouse over a button, which can help you save time in operating the app.

When you want to send one of the active windows to your desktop, you need to press CTRL, select the application's title bar, then you will view its name in the main window.

From there on, you can either send it directly to the desktop or add it to the list of saved apps.

Alternatively, you can choose one of the videos on your harddrive to be used as a desktop background. You need to type its full file path, assign it a friendly name, then select the monitor you want to play it on.

Also, you can set it to start locked, pinned or automatically, when you run Active Desktop Plus.

Active Desktop Plus can help you add an interesting touch to your desktop.