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Show Desktop 1.6.4

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Show Desktop can hide all apps and show the desktop when clicked on in the Dock. Shift-clicking on the icon will show all apps. It also offers several Finder options such as: minimizing Finder windows, opening a new Finder window, and hiding the Finder.

What's New

Version 1.6.4:

Now a Universal Binary for native Intel Mac support.
Now requires Mac OS X 10.3.9.
After 'showing all' by clicking the dock icon, Show Desktop no longer stays in the foreground.

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.

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Jden reviewed on 28 Jan 2011

Good, but should and needs a short cut. I like Expose but it doesnt hide the apps. But this does, but needs to be done in a more elegant way. I dont want it in my menubar or dock. I want a teackpad gesture or a shortcut.

[Version 1.6.4]

+20

dalahast commented on 07 Jul 2007

Mighty Mouse + Exposé renders this tool obsolete.

[Version 1.6.4]

Alan reviewed on 25 Jun 2007

great little app. been using it for a good while now. note, i'm more of a mouse user than keyboard, hence, can't be bothered to use command+option+desktop feature.

[Version 1.6.4]

Anonymous reviewed on 21 Jan 2005

Great! Finally all the "Command+H" stuff is in the past!

[Version 1.6.3]

Anonymous reviewed on 17 Jan 2005

strange, it doesnt really work, when I click it oppened application dissapears for a second and appears again, is tyhis a bug or what.

[Version 1.6.3]

Anonymous reviewed on 12 Mar 2004

Show Desktop is the Jaguar's Expose. For us Jaguar users, this is an Expose equivalent. One click of the menu bar icon and you get your desktop. Unbeatable. Thanks.

[Version 1.6.3]

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Anonymous commented on 09 May 2005

I agree. Use Panther's Exposé. It's much faster.

Anonymous reviewed on 09 Feb 2004

Thanks! This is great for notebook users when you don't have a multi button mouse connected. A lot easier than trying to to use complicated Exposé commands, which always require the use of the fn unless you wanna occupy an important key like shift or control.

[Version 1.6.3]

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Mediray replied on 09 Feb 2004

I meant for users who prefer to use their right hand to drag between windows using the trackpad

Anonymous commented on 09 Feb 2004

Just hold down Alt + option then click on the finder icon in the dock !

it hides everything but the finder. You can do this with every other App !! just hold alt+option and click on any app, everything hides but the clicked application !

Anonymous reviewed on 09 Feb 2004

Showdesktop is better than exposé regarding the feature HIDE, why it hides the windows open and not only place them on the sides of the screen, it lacks a feature however: the possibility to assign a key to use the program

[Version 1.6.3]

Anonymous reviewed on 09 Feb 2004

Doesn't Expose do this already? In fact, I think it does a few things more. But hey, if you wanna put it out, have at it. Just seems unnecessary to me.

[Version 1.6.3]

changwei reviewed on 19 Dec 2003

This is a very very useful application. And I love it. It's simple and convenient!

[Version 1.6.2]

mswfujowdffyc had trouble on 31 Jan 2009

this thing messed up my mac i cant clikc on certain windows or move them around they just refuse to b clicked they are not unresponsive or anything
helppp
i keep the app closed and it still does this to me
it started to happen right after i started using this

[Version 1.6.4]

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