Transparency Software

Windows Alpha Blender

This tiny utility allows you adjusting transparency of currently active window and seeing other windows open at your desktop (so called alpha blending). Use Ctrl+F11 and Ctrl+F12 keys to setup alpha blending and make your work with multiple files more convenient.

ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter

This internet utility remains in tray and displays the bandwidth consumed for the session, day and month. This will be useful for people with limited bandwidth/month internet connection. Other Features : - Option to make meter always visible. - Transparency of meter can be adjusted. - Option to exclude bandwidth during certain period of day. (for those who have unmetered bandwidth during certain hours of the day)

Aversoft Sticker

This office and business application is featured reminder / scheduler for Windows. Sticker allows you to create as many notes as you want, set note's alarm, schedule tasks, print notes and lock them from being accidentally deleted. The notes are saved automatically and it's easy to use just like the paper post-it notes. Sticker has skinnable interface and many skins. A transparency feature makes notes half visible to make it easier for you to use your desktop.

HS POP3 Library

HS POP3 is a software library in C (supplied with full source code) which implements the client side of Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3) over TCP socket layer according to RFC 1939. Among other features, the library supports user authentication, reception of basic internet headers and text, message deletion and statistics. HS POP3 Library incorporates the necessary state machine, transparency procedures, server response processing etc.

PhotoBlender

This graphics tool is a very powerful and easy to use photo (.jpg image) transparency processing software. You can blend four layers - background color, background photo, top photo, and cover color - together and change the transparency of every layer to get different effects. You also can move the top photo to any position within the background photo. The transparency and movement can also be done automatically and at the same time. This graphics software is categorized under photo (image) transpency processing.

WheresJames Webcam Publisher

This internet software makes it easy for you to publish images to the web. Overlay text of any font, color, size, and position. Images, watetermarks, time date stamps, and more. Apply transparency or translucency to your images. Chroma-key effects allow you to integrate backdrops into your images. Motion detection feature helps keep an eye on things while your away. The setup wizard makes getting started fast and easy.

FlashEngine

This software is a set of components for Delphi and C++ Builder which add extra features to Macromedia Flash ActiveX - such as loading from stream, grab real 32-RGBA frames, real transparency playing. Real player transparency, with anti-aliasing. Windowless Player control. Grab flash frame to 32-bit bitmap with alpha channel. Load flash from exe-resource. Load flash from stream, and store your flash in DFM. Use grabbed flash frame as texture in 3D

AMC Animation Workshop

Create and maintain professional banners, advertisements and other commercial animations. Object-based design makes creating complex animations quick and easy, with a very short learning curve. An intuitive, visual user interface eliminates the need to understand how GIF and other animation files work to get professional results. The engaging, easy-to-follow tutorial will get you up to speed quickly. Exports to GIF, MNG, SWF, AVI and MOV.

WindowFX

This software is a revolutionary new program that allows you to add an unprecedented number of special effects to windows. Add drop shadows, morphing and more. Miscellaneous shareware listed in desktop other tools.

Paraben''s Ring Master

Software that converts MIDI files to RTTTL ring tones that work on almost any cell phone. It even allows you to compose your own ring from scratch. No cable or infra-red is necessary. Simply key in your ring tone using a numerical sequence. Create gif images using full-featured image editing capabilities. Import images to your animation. Supports BMP, GIF, JPG, MPEG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIF, AVI, EMF, WMF, PCT, & EPS file formats. This shareware is listed under cell phone rint tones category.

TL Stickers

This tool are transparent notes that can be sticked to your desktop. Unlike other software of such sort, TL Stickers occupies minimum of screen space and almost does not prevent you from working in windows behind them. You can create as much notes as required of various sizes, fonts, colors and transparency. This looks like text is being written by markers on the screen. TL Stickers software is a freeware filed under desktop other utilities.

CS Desktop Notes

This small program allows you easily attach post-it like notes to your windows desktop. You can use individual visual appearance for each note. Program have nice and intuitive interface and consume minimal system resources. To add new note just double click program icon in tray. If you will hold down SHIFT key while clicking, new note text will be set from clipboard content.

PictoWin Multi desktop manager

Add unlimited number of virtual desktops to your PC: each user sharing a PC can setup up to 60 desktops. Each desktop includes its own icons and wallpapers. Only applications running in current desktop appear in taskbar. User can drag and drop applications from one desktop to another, switch desktop, switch directly to any application. Reorganize your workspace and boost your productivity! Easy to use yet packed with features for the pros!

AltDesk

This utility is a virtual desktops' manager for Windows 9x/NT/Me/2000/XP. With this small application you can create numerous virtual desktops, saving screen space and adding more functionality to your computer. This shareware is listed under shell enhancement, virtual desktop manager category.

Flash Fluid Effect

This software is a tool to easily and quickly create cool Macromedia flash animation effect such as melt, vaporize, warp, blur, chaos, etc. There is no need to know any scripting language. Simply select an effect from a library and customize it by adjusting the parameters. Support transparency, export to flash movie (.SWF), produce fast and very smooth animation with a very small published file size. Flash Fluid Effect is licensed as shareware and filed in web development flash tools section.

Astatix Launcher

This tool is a program designed for a quick start of applications and documents in a single click. Also, Astatix Launcher allows the user to perform some special functions, and also to adjust performing of the special operations by pressing hotkeys. One of additional possibilities is the Winamp control. You can use any hotkeys and control of Winamp anytime even you are playing full-screen games like Quake or Counter Strike.

VintaSoftAnnotation.NET Plug-in

VintaSoftAnnotation.NET is a developer tool that allows to annotate images: create, process, delete, save to XML or TIFF file, merge the annotations with image. Supported annotation types: rectangle, ellipse, image, text, rubber stamp. Individual annotation features: moving, resizing, rotate and mirroring of annotation, change the background color of annotation, set transparency, add or remove border to annotation etc.

3D AIM Animation

Add zest to your presentations, training materials, and cards. Easily create pictures and animations with sound using multiple, textured 3D models on backgrounds with 3D effects. 1,000+ models for registered users to download. Features: 3D rotate, pan, & zoom; user defined colors, textures, motions, light position, and sounds; 3D model editing; 3D effects for 2D backgrounds; and functions for merging multiple model motions into 3D movies

Web Creator Pro

This internet tool 3's innovative technology gives you impressive graphic creativity without any programming or plug-ins. Choose a template, then customize it with advanced 3D visual effects: frames, partial transparency, drop shadows+. Insert your elements: images, animations, sounds, texts, videos... Match your template colors to your logo or subject with the color picker. Create interactivity: rollovers, menus, buttons, forms, password areas. Web Creator Pro is licensed as demo and filed in web development html tools section.

2Gif

2GIF is a graphics converter allowing you to convert images to gif format from 50 image files types. The program has no windows interface and is fully optimized for working in background mode. 2GIF processes multiple files at a time. With 2GIF you can crop margins, rotate or mirror image, change size, make a single collage from several images, specify background color or apply 6 color correction methods or 4 photo enhancement effects. This demo is listed under image editor, image converter category.

Auto Window Manager

This software automatically manages any window you specify.It can set application windows to automatically maximize (minimize,normal,minimize to tray,stay on top)every time they start.The rule of applications auto start could be customed based on your choice. Adds several menu items to standard window system menu.The commands are:Minimize programs to system tray,keep window stay on top,Set windows transparency,align window,resize window. This freeware is listed under system utilities automation tools category.

Emsa Web Monitor

This internet software is a small Web monitoring program, an utility that runs on your desktop and allows the user to monitor uptime status of several websites. The program works by periodically pinging the remote sites, and showing the ping time as well as a small graph that allows the user to quick view recent monitoring history. This program is rather simple but hopefully useful in monitoring a set of websites. Freeware for Windows.

ImageIN for Applications

ImageIN is a unique COM Component, enabling multi-layer image and text composition and manipulation at blazing speeds. Capable of performing thousands of image processing tasks per second, ImageIN enables you to instantly create amazing graphic compositions on-the-fly - all from code. ImageIN workflow is layer based - much like modern image editing and manipulation applications (such as Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks etc.).

Beat Ball 2

This game is the sequel to Beat Ball, a Break-out / Arkanoid style game with improved graphics and sounds, advanced features and it comes with an advanced level editor. Download and/or create your own levels. Create MediaPacks, VoicePacks for added block materials and visual effects. Enjoy multiplayer functionality and all-time and monthly Internet Highscores! Also includes save/resume functionality, custom music play lists for in-game music.

Iconeer

This graphics utility is powerful mac icon creator for Mac OS X icons. Easily creates mac icons of all kinds with real-time preview on virtual desktop, so icons can be seen on different backgrounds instantly. Iconeer supports all icon suites from System 7 till new modern thumbnail icons of OS X. Features batch icon builder to create number of icons from pictures. Also allows to rip pictures from existing icons. Iconeer is an ideal tool for mac icon artists. This graphics software is categorized under desktop icons.

Desktop Ruler

This tool is, just as its name indicates, a virtual ruler utility/tool for your desktop. It has customizable size, color, transparency, orientation and scale in pixels, centimeters or inches, as well as some other useful features like Precise Measuring Tool with adjustable zoom, capable of measuring on-screen distances in any angle, not just along the ruler, support for multiple monitors systems and customizable double-click action.

c:JAM - Central Jet Accounts Manager

c:JAM is an intuitive and powerful security- and user account-management tool for MS-Access, designed to both simplify and centralize workgroup administration namely in professional intranet environments with large user numbers and distributed applications. c:JAM simplifies operation of MS Access applications, enhances security and transparency, supports large distributed workgroups and provides a security model for replicated databases.

Wallpaper Sequencer Lite

Wallpaper Sequencer is a state-of-the-art wallpaper manager for Windows. Use this tool to create collections of your favorite wallpapers and automatically change them on each Windows startup or at specified time intervals. Other Wallpaper Sequencer features include support for Windows XP visual themes, ability to control wallpapers with hotkeys etc.

TheOverlayMaker

The Overlay Maker is a networked drawing program with the ability to manipulate paint objects and add icons. It is designed to support military planning however can be used for a broad range of drawing requirements. The program replicates the creation of overlay graphics on maps or other background images. It supports multiple overlays and a range of graphic drawing controls.

Chameleon Launcher

This software gives you the quickest and easiest way for launching applications, opening folders or documents. Flexible interface for every launch menu (panel) You create. The simplest way of adding/deleting of items. Skins assigning,,Hot Keys, transparency.

FontTwister

This graphics utility lets you create impressive text effects for web pages, illustration, multimedia projects and presentations in seconds. Add glows, bevels, transparency, embossing, texture, edges, soft shadows and blurs to your text or apply one of the dozens of built-in styles. Results are immediately previewed, and text and effects may be re-edited at any time. FontTwister supports several popular image formats (.bmp, .jpg, .png, .tif, .wmf).

Belltech Greeting Card Designer

This software helps you design and print or email lovely greeting cards for any occasions with your own photos, smiles, love-signs and more. Create folded cards for birthday, anniversary, wedding, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, New Year, Valentine''s Day etc. Add your text, photos with cool effects to create great personalized cards. This card creator comes with a lot of greeting card templates and graphics.

AutoRun Wizard

This audio software allows you to configure the tasks that occur automatically when a CD/DVD is inserted into the CD/DVD drive. AutoRun Wizard takes advantage of the existing functionality within the Windows autorun.inf file and builds off of it. We support the option to run any file. For example you could run a pdf and html file as your autorun, or you can launch to a website or automatically use explorer to browse the root of the drive.

Pixie

Software that is an image slideshow viewer for displaying your image collections in a small and convenient resizable desktop window. Select an existing folder ('My Pictures' is the default) and Pixie will start a slideshow of the images in that folder and subfolders. Pixie features the ability to Auto-Advance the slideshow every X number of seconds, display images in sorted/reverse/random order, Keyboard shortcuts, Stay On Top, Transparency, and more... Home/hobby freeware listed in image viewers, slideshow viewers, desktop tools tools.

Seccia

This development tool is a free development software with a new powerful object-oriented programming assisted, for Windows. A full Object-Oriented Programming with Inheritance and Polymorphism. Two modes: assisted programming for novices and a multi-tab auto-complete editor with syntax coloring and checking. Development Tools freeware listed in development other tools.

DHE Editor Site Builder

DHE Editor is a WYSIWYG HTML editor that allows you to design web pages by simply dragging elements into place. It can be used to create dynamic WEB pages and provides an option to insert code elements if needed. You can import images, associate events to parts of labels, pictures, input fields and more. Great for beginners to design a web page, but also very powerful for established webmaster.