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WindowBlinds review: Make Windows 11 (almost) look like anything you want
Stardock's coolest customization app is held back by changes to Windows 11 and some frustrating apps.
Customizing Windows has always been Stardock's specialty, and WindowBlinds has long been one of the best apps to do just that. WindowBlinds allows you to radically change the way Windows looks, from the Start menu, to the taskbar, to the app windows.
ObjectDock review: Making Windows look like a Mac is cooler than I thought
ObjectDock is a fairly simple app, but it's enough to make my PC feel much more personal and unique.
Stardock makes plenty of cool customization apps for Windows 11, and most recently, the company brought back ObjectDock, an older app that hadn't been updated in over a decade. This new version isn't a complete reimagining of the app, but if you want to make your Windows 11 PC stand out, it's still awesome.
5 reasons to use Start11 to customize Windows
The Windows 11 Start menu is fine, but there's so much more you can do with Start11.
At XDA, we're big fans of customization tools that let you make the most of your Windows PC. And one of the very best you can get has to be Start11, an app developed by Stardock that allows you to radically change your Windows 11 Start menu to suit your style and needs.
ObjectDock brings the macOS Dock to Windows 11, but even better
Stardock's updated ObjectDock supports Windows 11 and 10, and it makes it easier to open your favorite apps.
Stardock — maker of some of the best Windows customization tools out there — has announced a new version of ObjectDock, an app that allows you to quickly launch your apps and files with a UI that replicates that of the macOS Dock. ObjectDock itself isn't a new app, but this is the first new release in years, adding support for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Elevate your Windows experience with these fantastic Stardock apps that are now 25% off
If you've been eyeing that Stardock app, now's the perfect time to shop
If you've ever used Windows and thought "this could be better, well, so did a company named Stardock, which has been producing a wide range of tools to enhance the experience for over 20 years. The brand has launched a variety of tools in order to reduce some of the frustrations of Windows with some of its more recent popular offerings, including Start11 and Fences 5.
Fences 5 review: Making the Windows 11 desktop a powerful tool
Stardock's Fences 5 is an excellent way to organize your desktop, but its true power lies in what it can do to boost your productivity on Windows 11.
Stardock is no stranger to making great tools for customizing Windows, and the company has done so for many years. A few months ago, I reviewed Start11 v2, and found it to be a nearly essential tool for making the most of the Windows 11 Start menu, turning it into what it should be. Fences, on the other hand, aims to power up the Windows desktop, which is a tool I don't use that much in the first place.
Stardock's customization tools now support Windows on Arm
Support for Windows on Arm is ramping up, and tools like Start11 and Fences can now run natively on Arm-based PCs.
Windows on Arm keeps picking up steam in the lead-up to the launch of the next generation of Arm PCs, and now, customization options are expanding in a big way. Stardock, the company behind excellent customization tools like Start11 and Fences, is now making its primary tools run natively on Arm PCs, allowing you to make your PC look like anything you want without having to take a big performance hit.
Start11 now lets you pin websites to your Windows 11 Start menu
Start11 already provided loads of customization options for your Start menu, and now you can get quick access to websites, too.
Start11 is an excellent tool to help you overcome the limitations of the Windows 11 Start menu, with customization options aplenty for how you can organize and display your apps. We reviewed Start11 v2 a while back and loved it, and recently, the team at Stardock added a new feature, making it possible to pin websites directly to your Start menu.
Start11 v2 review: Making the Windows 11 Start menu actually useful
With tons of configuration options for appearance and organization, Start11 makes the Start menu and taskbar so much richer
As much as I love Windows 11, there's no denying that it's fairly restrictive in what it lets you customize by default. That's where tools like Start11 come in, and with the recent release of Start11 v2, I was drawn to try it out and see what it can do in terms of customizing Windows 11, specifically the Start menu.
Fences 5 is now officially available to help keep your desktop organized
Fences is a fantastic tool for organizing your desktop, and the latest version comes with a new feature to reduce distractions.
Stardock, the company behind great Windows 11 customization tools like Start11 and WindowBlinds, is officially launching Fences 5 today, after a preview period started in mid-November. Fences 5 comes with some notable improvements over previous versions, notably the new Chameleon feature, which disguises the icons in desktop folders so they blend into the background and aren't as distracting.
Fences 5 arrives to help you blend your Windows desktop icons into your wallpaper
Stardock Fences 5 is now out, and one of its nifty features is Chameleon, a new way to blend your desktop icons into our wallpaper
The folks at Stardock are having a busy month. Just a few days after launching Start11 v2, also being released today is Fences 5 in Release Preview. The new version of the Windows 10 and Windows 11 desktop organization software brings new features that can help you better blend your desktop icons with your wallpaper.
Start11 v2 is officially out with floating rounded taskbar options and more
The latest version of the Start menu customization tool brings plenty of nifty features
The folks at Stardock have officially launched Start11 v2 out of the release preview stage. This new version of the popular Windows 11 and Windows 10 Start menu customization tool brings many new features. The most interesting ones include the option to round out the taskbar and give it a floating look, but there's a lot more you can enjoy if you think your Windows desktop is looking too boring.
Start11 v2 adds new Start menu styles and lets you pin folders to the taskbar
With the new version of Start11, you can go even further in making Windows 11 feel like home, with new styles and customization options.
Stardock has announced a major update for Start11, its Start menu customization tool for Windows 11 and 10. Start11 v2 adds a ton of new customization options, including new styles for the Start menu, the ability to pin folders to the taskbar, and more to make it even easier to customize Windows 11.
Groupy 2 is now officially available, adding tabs to all your Windows 11 apps
After a short beta period, Stardock is officially launching Groupy 2, making it possible to add tabs to all your Windows 11 apps.
Stardock, a company specializing in Windows customization tools, is officially launching Groupy 2 today, adding the ability to run all of your Windows 11 apps inside tabs. This greatly expands on the built-in tab feature that's only available for a couple of apps, including File Explorer and Notepad. With Groupy 2, all of your apps can become tabs in the same window, so you can group together apps and tabs based on specific tasks or workflows to help you stay organized.
Groupy 2 adds tabs to all your Windows 11 apps, now available in beta
Stardock has launched a brand-new version of Groupy, letting you put all your Windows apps into tabs. It works on Windows 11 and 10.
Microsoft may have scrapped its Sets feature for Windows 10 back in the day, but if you want to run your Windows apps inside tabs, there's a new kid on the clock that lets you do just that. Stardock has just launched Groupy 2, a tool that lets you add tabs to all of your Windows apps, and it's available in beta starting today.
StarDock's WindowBlinds 11 brings back nostalgia with skins for Windows XP and Windows 7
Stardock's newest product is WindowBlinds 11. It lets you skin Windows 10 or 11 in new and cool ways to look like an older version of Windows.
Stardock, the maker of Start11, which is a program that lets you customize Windows 11 in ways Microsoft won't let you, is back with yet another cool app. Launching out of beta is WindowBlinds 11, which can be used to skin Windows 10 or Windows 11 to make it look like Windows XP or Windows 7.
Stardock's Start11 lets you fix the Start Menu in Windows 11
Stardock is releasing the release candidate for Start 11 today, offering a way to customize the Windows 11 Start Menu.
You know that thing you hate in Windows that you really wish you could change? Right, that thing. That's the thing that Stardock aims to fix with its wide array of customization products, and Start11 tries to fix the Windows 11 Start Menu. If you're one of the people that think that the Start Menu in the new OS is bad, you're in the right place. Having been in beta since August, the Start11 release candidate is now available.