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Reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the products for their ability to organize multiple applications and windows, which significantly speeds up workflow and reduces desktop clutter. Many users find the software to be highly effective and appreciate features like tab coloring and the ability to create custom animated desktops, making their virtual workspaces tidy and engaging. However, some people were dissatisfied with certain aspects, noting occasional bugs and performance issues, such as backgrounds not loading correctly or flickering. There were also mentions of specific problems with certain programs, a lack of comprehensive custom key binds, and difficulties with product key verification. Additionally, some customers expressed frustration with the company's update policy for lifetime licenses and challenges in reaching customer support for certain issues.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

For those looking for a utility that can organize multiple apps and windows into a single, tabbed interface to speed up workflow, this is your tool. I use it all day every day. It never gets in the wa... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have found Groupy to work extremely well. In fact I have a group of programs which I open with Groupy in their respective tabs and it works great. Saves time opening each program every morning when... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great tool with some specific programs. Lack some proper binds : total custom bind, be able to choose specific window (for example i want to choose window 3, first one, last one and previous one. V... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I only gave 4 stars due to MULTIPLE INCIDENTS of my background not loading on boot-up. All I get is a blank white background and I have to go in and re-select my image several times before the program... See more

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Stardock, your competitive edge in corporate solutions, entertainment, and consumer software for Windows. Themes, skins, icons, desktop enhancements and strategy games!


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3.9

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Not work on Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26058.1000)

Not work on Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26058.1000)

Video background not playing on desktop

February 24, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Hello Serhil,

This reads less like a review and more like a support issue - one we would like to work with you on here:

https://forums.stardock.com/forum/432

Perhaps once your issue is resolved, you will consider editing your rating.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

nice compact app but downloads are very…

nice compact app but downloads are very slow. IMHO wallpaper engine on steam is better

February 20, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

We do appreciate the feedback, Silver.

We would be interested what features you would like to see come to DeskScapes. Please let us know in the Steam or Stardock forums.

Stardock
https://forums.stardock.com/forum/432

Steam
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1027220/discussions/

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

awesome for wallpapers

great program for installing and using both static and animated wallpapers.

February 19, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thank you for the feedback, Matthew.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent variety of animated…

Excellent variety of animated backgrounds. Really fun to go through and pick out new animations. The screensaver function works great!
Best overall utility I've ever come across. Good job!!!

February 16, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thank you very much for the feedback and kind words, Richard. I will share them internally.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Works Great

Just does exactly as advertised with little hassle, and now my desktop looks really fancy! Good stuff.

February 14, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thank you very much for the kind words and time to review the app, Aiden.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not as expected

The chosen desktop will either dissapear, or you cannot apply them to the desktop.

February 13, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Hello Graham,

Sorry to hear your initial experience has been poor.

That said, clearly, this is a support issue and likely a solvable one. Can you link me to the forum thread where you reached out for help with it? If you have yet to do so, reach out for help, please do so here.

https://forums.stardock.com/forum/432

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great variety of wallpapers

I liked the wallpapers that I have seen. It has a great variety and very good ones. On a big display they are sure to be perfect.

February 10, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thank you for the feedback, David.

Sean Drohan
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A unique app to spice up the desktop

A unique app to spice up the desktop.
Been using this for over 10 years. Clients get impressed when they see the desktop.
Con is it takes up system resources and makes the PC "heavy" (a little sluggish at time) but I have a pretty powerful PC so not a large problem

February 8, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thanks for the feedback, JJ.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

its just a great joy to use stardock

its just a great joy to use stardock. I have been using it before professionally. A trimmed windows server with stardock on it was the best engine for a laptop running virtual machines, still is :)

February 5, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thank you for the kind words, Axel.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Got exactly what I wanted

Got exactly what I wanted and it worked right out the box no issues.

January 31, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thanks for the feedback, Clifford.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A marvelous software. Illustates beautifully.

This application has been fun to work with, enjoyable visually, and never ends with the possibility of more discovery. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants vibrant and varied computer-generated backgrounds.

February 2, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thanks for the feedback, Don; I will share it internally.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love the great variety of created…

I love the great variety of created scenes (both static and animated) that the community has created. The ability to have Deskscapes automatically switch scenes ensures (on one or multiple monitors) ensures a fresh variety of scenes.

January 31, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thank you for the kind words, Galen.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

DeskScapes makes it easy!

DeskScapes makes desktop customization so easy. Love the built in animations and options to modify the experience. Goodbye to boring desktops!

January 21, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thank you very much for the feedback, Phil.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Works as advertised

Works as advertised. Now I have a beautiful desktop, with Fences almost invisible.

January 24, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Thanks for the feedback, Andre; means a lot.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Excellent software / Terrible support and sales

I have used Start11 and Fences for c. 1 year. The software impresses me, and I consider it excellent.

On the flip side, support is terrible, almost counterproductive, and sales services are doubtful - for example, they sell a single license with 5 activations in such a way that it is easily confused with 5 PC licenses.

They suddenly appeared with a new installation of Start11 (update/ upgrade?), and after reinstalling, not only did they not accept the legitimate previous key but also considered the mail address unknown.

January 19, 2024
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Reply from Stardock

Hello Francisco,

This is somewhat of a mystery to me

'Excellent software / Terrible support and sales'

I answered your ticket 3 minutes after you replied to the auto-responder

https://stardock.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/4/SSN-65294

Your issue is that you are trying to activate the wrong product with the wrong key.

Please review my full response in the ticket and reply if you still have issues.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

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