SpiritedAway

SpiritedAway, besides being a very popular yet sad Anime, is also the name of this tool that minimizes all active windows after a user-determined time interval. Such a tool can help individuals with eye-candy wallpapers enjoy their PC decorations when idle. On the flip side, it could count as a privacy measure for anyone looking to hide their desktop activity upon leaving the desk. In short, a versatile applet with a well-thought name.

Generally, applications build to execute a single task rarely come with over-the-top UIs.SpiritedAway does not distance itself from this rule, as it sports one of the simplest of layouts. What does it contain? A small start button and the time interval, in milliseconds. Once you've set the idle timer and clicked start, you can minimize the program in the system tray. Not to mention, this tool comes in a portable package, which makes it easier to deploy and manage.

When the timer hits 0, the program "spirits away" one's active windows. No matter how many files, folders, or programs you have opened, once the system detects no mouse activity, all instances will be removed. Once the user moves the mouse, the window is restored to its initial position.

To sum things up, SpiritedAway is a tiny tool that hides anything going on your screen as soon as the idle mode kicks in. While it might not sound like much, for users with lots of running windows, manually minimizing all processes might take a while, so this is where SpiritedAway could make a difference. Just give it a try, no matter the reason you need it, it will surely grow on you.