Search Mac Software Downloads
|
EDITOR NOTES
Older version for PPC only in available in 'Related Links' below on this page.
DESCRIPTION
Desktop Manager is a free virtual desktop manager that places an unobtrusive desktop pager in the menubar and allows fast switching of desktops either with hotkeys or by clicking in the pager. It is designed to be fast, lightweight, and Just Works. It is released under the GNU General Public License.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.5.4r1:
  • Fixed Old CoreGraphic Implementations
Version 0.5.4:
  • Built for Intel Mac.
  • Added new transition effect (Flip)
  • Translated to Spanish
Version 0.5.3:
  • PPC
  • Updated build to work with Tiger.
  • Moved to BerliOS as a hosting website.
  • This is the end of the 0.5 branch. No further development will be done on this code. Brave people can try the 0.6 developer builds available on the website.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

Bookmark and Share

Developer:Rich Wareham, Carlos A. Leguizamun (Intel Port)
Downloads:208,068
  - Version d/l:88,482
Utilities:Desktop
License:Free
Date:27 Mar 2007
Platform:Intel
OTHER PEOPLE SUGGEST
Suggest something else:
Desktop Manager User Reviews (253 posts)Write A Review
sort: smiles | time
Apr 20 2009

STAR_ANTARES  I have been using Desktop Manager (for PPC-- 0.5.3) successfully (I LOVE IT!) with Tiger for many months. However, I recently updated the Mac Software (to Java release 8, Security-update-2009-001, Safari 3.2.1, and Quicktime 7.6) and suddenly I am having the same problems that others have reported: pager and window name only showing in Desktop where DM was launched and not being able to move applications to other windows. It seems like the bugs in DM 0.5.4 have been mimicked by these "upgrades". Any ideas? Might this help debug these problems?  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ Reply ]
May 6 2008
**...

AKROBAT  I've a Macbook and an eMac. I use Spaces on my Macbook and was looking for a similar app for my eMac.

All I need is the option to allocate the main menu to the middle mouse button (like Spaces).

Click the middle button, choose a desktop and that's it!

Same problem here as in VirtueDesktops.

Doesn't exist in this app either.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ Reply ]
Apr 10 2008
*....

SUBAR  This is a terrible program for Leopard. It works so well with Tiger, but in Leopard, you can't switch applications between windows. A total failure.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ 1 Reply - Reply ]
Replies:
May 6 2008

AKROBAT  Perhaps it was never made for Leopard... after all Leopard has Spaces.   
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0

Apr 3 2008

CURRANB79  I used Desktop Manager on OS 10.4 (for PPC) and LOVED it. When I upgraded to Leopard I was very disappointed with "Spaces" (it was hard to stay on the desktop you wanted to be on--apps kept trying to return to the desktop they'd been opened on, if you toggled between apps on your desktop you were suddenly back on another desktop, etc.) so I disabled it and installed Desktop Manager--but found that it had adopted the same functions as Spaces. I believe I was using 0.5.3 (I'm stuck on a PPC) so I don't know if 0.5.4r1 has overcome whatever it is that makes Spaces so unhelpful.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ Reply ]
Nov 12 2007

NOSALT  Has anybody tried this on Leopard yet??? I REALLY don't like "Spaces" and would like to continue using this on Leopard.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ 2 Replies - Reply ]
Replies:
Nov 15 2007

WOLFBX  0.5.4r1 works fine with Leopard and Spaces enabled - the only issue still to be fixed is that the"Desktop Pager" only shows up on one of the Desktops.

Anyone knows on how to contact Carlos A. Leguizamoun or how to get the sources code for 0.5.4r1 (Intel version)?  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
Apr 3 2008

CURRANB79  Is there any hope of seeing Desktop Manager for Leopard on PPC?  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0

Sep 26 2007

JMARK  I love desktop manager but when I use the Apple(key)+tab to switch to another program it does not switch to the desktop when I select the program.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ Reply ]
Aug 19 2007

TERRYJONESXP  Desktop Manageris a good product. Here is a list of the features that need to be added to make it even better.

1 . The ability to set a different background imge for each desktop.

2. Prefences /Desktop Pager/Location Please add an option of Top Center

3. Prefences /Name Display/ Position .Please add an option of Top Center.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ Reply ]
Aug 16 2007

ARMATEY007  I just downloaded version 0.5.4r1 onto my new macbookb pro and it works alright... but the desktop name only appears on the desktop which desktop manager was launched from AND I can't move a window from one desktop to another via a hotkey (i've changed the hotkey to a number of different combinations). Has anyone else had this problem?  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ 4 Replies - Reply ]
Replies:
Sep 9 2007

SHAGGY420  I too have the same issue on my Macbook Pro. Label only appears on the desktop the program was started from and the "move window to desktop" doesn't work either.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
Sep 14 2007

SILASL  Excellent tool! -I couldn't manage without it.

One small bug when running on intel mac with two screens. The pager only shows up on the workspace that I launch DM from.

Interestingly the PPC version works just fine on intel mac. -However the above bug affects both PPC and intel version (when running on intel only)  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
Dec 13 2007

THE PARTY MUSHROOM  yeah i can't move windows to other desktops with hotkeys either on an intel mac mini running 10.4.11.

using to work on my g4 emac with 10.3.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
Feb 27 2008

TOMBERLAND  same pb with my MacBook 13" and OS 10.4.8...I can't move a window from a window to another  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0

Jul 13 2007

RANDREWS  The only issue that I have with this release is that there was no PPC build supplied. The PPC systems are not going to be going away any time soon so shouldn't updates be ported to both platforms until the PPCs are no longer mainstream? I'd like to see the PPC have the same benefits as the intel platform until the PPC is no longer a viable platform to use. Seems like this is starting to become a trend with other development as well and people are not considering that a number of the G4 and G5 systems purchased in the last year are no where near end of life by any means.

Boo for intel platform getting all the attention.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ Reply ]
Jun 25 2007

MYJL  I'm a Desktop Manager user since ... years. Great piece of software !

I've a new Mac Intel since March, and unfortunately Desktop Manager (0.5.3) is less stable than on my old Powerbook.

The most ennoying bug is that the "Desktop Pager" is displayed on the virtual window on which Desktop Manager has been launched only.

And this bug stills exist in the version 0.5.4r1.

Please, could you fix this in the next release ?

Thanks a lot !  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
[ 2 Replies - Reply ]
Replies:
Jul 4 2007

PMD  The loss of pager off of the launch page is very irritating and really degrades the performance of an otherwise outstanding piece of software. Will this get fixed? Is there a core reason for this problem?

pmd  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0
Jul 26 2009

HELPING  Ditto. I can't find any comment from the developer. I hope it's easy to fix and that a new V. comes out soon. I might even leave my iMac on Tiger as it's still V good.  
(Version 0.5.4r1)

praisebury
0

View all 253 posts >>