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| Developer(s) | Stardock |
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| Stable release | 11.02
/ 5 April 2023 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Size | 79 MB (setup size) |
| Type | Operating system customization |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | stardock |
WindowBlinds is a computer program that allows users to skin the Windows graphical user interface. It has been developed by Stardock since 1998, and is the most popular component of their flagship software suite, Object Desktop. It is also available separately, and as an ActiveX/COM component called DirectSkin. Introduced in its sixth version, it supports alpha blending effects similar to the compositing of Windows Vista, but on Windows XP.
WindowBlinds has been downloaded over 10 million times[1][2] and was voted "Best Vertical Market Program or Utility" in the 2006 Shareware Industry Awards Foundation People's Choice Awards.[3] As of November 2009 there were 4448 WindowBlinds skins available at WinCustomize, with an average of nine being added per week; another popular repository is deviantART.
- ^ WindowBlinds reaches 10 million download mark!, Stardock News, 28 March 2006
- ^ WindowBlinds at Download.com
- ^ Shareware Spotlight Featuring People's Choice Awards Winners, Tucows, 19 July 2006