DesktopOK

If you are forced to change the resolution often or a device, such as a projector, changes it for you without asking, you might get a bit frustrated to see that your perfectly organized desktop is now a mix of icons that are randomly placed. DesktopOK is here to prevent such annoying situations by allowing you to save and restore the position of all your desktop icons, so as to resume your working session without wasting time.

This particular application is one of those tiny tools that you can get addicted to. Not only that you can use it to save the layout of your desktop, but it also comes with a few extra productivity tools to help you out even further.

No installation is required and DesktopOK is up and running as soon as you double click on the executable file. The main window features a rather outdated look, but it is not the appearance that matters in this application, but the functionality.

The list of icon layouts that you saved is available within the GUI. Saving the current layout does not need you to provide extra information or fill in any data. In fact, it only takes a push of a button to create a new record in DesktopOK. Please keep in mind that each saved layout is associated to the currently selected resolution. You can save multiple entries for the same resolution.

In case something went crazy and you end up in an icon chaos, you just need to select the desired layout and press the “Restore” button to rearrange your desktop the way it was before. Also, you can configure the application to save the desktop layout before shutdown and restore it upon Windows launch.

One function that does not make any sense is the so-called “Punch the Icons”, which practically scrambles the desktop icons, probably just to help you test the application’s capabilities to restore a saved layout.

There are a few additional tools in DesktopOK that must be mentioned. For instance, you can use it to rearrange the position of all the opened windows automatically, hide ethe mouse cursor or the desktop icons to get a clutter-free working space. It allows you to minimize all the windows easier and send the desktop to foreground faster.

DesktopOK provides one-click access to some of the most frequently used system tools and Windows settings. You can also use it to toggle ALT-Drag or the CTRL-Alt-F4 combinations.

DesktopOK comes in handy to any user who has to change the desktop resolution on a regular basis, getting the desktop icons all messed up. And even if thatis not the case, the productivity tools that this application comes with are not to be neglected.