Finestra Virtual Desktops: Best Virtual Desktop App for Netbook

Finestra Virtual Desktops is an elegant solution for netbook users who wants to manage many windows or tasks on Windows easily. It allows you to divide your workspace up into multiple virtual desktops, each of which is easily accessible. For example, you can keep all of your internet applications open on one desktop, work on another desktop, and games on a third.

Finestra virtual desktops is also well-known for taking advantage of Windows live window thumbnails to show you live previews of your windows when viewed from the full-screen “switcher” view. If you have Windows 7, Finestra also uses the new taskbar features to make the experience even more natural and enjoyable. Finestra Virtual Desktops provides support for XP as well, although window previews are not live since XP doesn’t have DWM.

You can find a number of virtual desktop managers, but they’re largely restricted in the number of desktops they support (typically four) and the functionality they provide. Finestra Virtual Desktops has plenty to recommend it: while it’s set up with the default four virtual desktops in place, access the program’s options dialogue box and you’ll find you can add as many desktops as you want, although we suspect you’ll be pushing the envelope wanting more than nine.

Features

• Full screen switcher view with full drag and drop managing
• Desktop switch indicator
• As many virtual desktops as desired
• Per-desktop backgrounds
• Windows 7 taskbar switcher
• Watch the windows move in real-time as you drag them around in the switcher
• Multiple monitor support
• Window menus
• Configurable tray icons for each desktop
• Configurable colors, fade speeds, hotkey, etc.
• Uses Vista/7′s live thumbnails
• XP support

Default Shortcut Reference

• Windows Key + Z – Show the full-screen “switcher”
• Windows Key + W – Pop up the window menu for the active window
• Windows Key + Numpad 1…9 – Switch to the corresponding desktop, if it exists
• Windows Key + Arrow Keys – Move to the corresponding desktop
• Windows Key + Control + Numpad 1…9 – Send the foreground window to the corresponding desktop
• Windows Key + Control + Arrow Keys – Send the foreground window to the corresponding desktop

Download Finestra Virtual Desktops and increase your productivity today by better utilizing the small screen of netbook.