Highly configurable Desktop Extension and Start Menu alternative on Steroids!

SideSlide

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SideSlide

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  • Latest Version

    SideSlide 5.81 LATEST

  • Review by

    Marian Marinescu

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows 11

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Northglide / External Link

  • Filename

    SideSlide_v5.81_Setup.zip

SideSlide is a 100% free advanced Desktop and Start Menu alternative for Windows OS users, enabling them to totally replace these two classic OS navigation features and replace them with customizable dynamic containers that can showcase an incredible variety of data points, shortcuts, access to tools, and more.

Since it provides such a highly modular skin on top of the classic Windows experience, SideSlide for Windows 11/10 can dramatically change the way users interact with their desktop and laptop PC, helping them to surface data in an innovative way and turbocharge their daily workflow.

It can be used to augment desktop surface with an incredible variety of tools, shortcuts, and datapoints, including things such as Windows commands, RSS news feeds, reminders, pictures, folder and file listings, notes, system monitoring datapoints, picture slideshows, advanced containers, and much more. All of those elements can be fully resized, moved, and placed exactly where users think they can most likely enhance their daily workflow. There is even a large set of customization options that can add various visual elements, transitions, and other features that can transform the boring desktop surface into an eye-catching experience that provides valuable data to the user.

Workflow with SideSlide elements can be additionally enhanced with the comprehensive support for new keyboard shortcuts, which can boost not only productivity but also provide additional control over SideSlide functionality and organization of on-screen objects. Users also have the option to pick how large the SideSlide workspace will be, from a full-screen experience to reducing its size or even removing it completely.

Users who demand high levels of organization when managing their home, school, or work PCs, can finally take full control over their desktop, augment it with an incredible variety of elements, and organize all these new modules in a visually appealing way that reflects their personality, daily workflow, and computing needs.

Features and Highlights
  • Instantly accessible and adjustable workspace that stays out of your way until you need it.
  • Add multiple shortcuts, commands, URLs, RSS news feeds, pictures, reminders and notes.
  • Resizable, detachable, foldable and shrinkable containers extend the workspace beyond the limits of the screen.
  • The workspace lets you sort and position everything in the way that works best for you, without any rules.
  • Mouse & keyboard support with a full-blown keyboard launcher that includes a quick expression calculator, directory navigator and much more.
  • RSS news feed functionality featuring a Subject Tracker that allows you to track what you are interested in the most.
  • Keep your eyes on multiple picture slideshows that are easily added.
  • Floating, colorful notes are quickly created and adjusted in bulk or separately.
  • Shortcuts can be tagged for additional functionality and organization.
  • Various ways of launching multiple shortcuts with a single click or the keyboard.
  • Speed Launch: Launch shortcuts using a single keystroke.
  • Link containers to actual folders on disk (launch, move, copy and delete files).
  • Shortcuts, URLs, text and pictures from Windows or your browser can be dragged & dropped in the workspace.
  • Drag pictures, documents, or any file from the Windows Explorer to programs in the workspace to open them from anywhere.
  • Folder shortcuts allow for a convenient way to move and copy files from anywhere using the always accessible workspace.
  • A growing online library with ready-made RSS news feed and shortcut containers.
  • Every style and setting in the entire program and for each individual object can be customized.
  • Fancy special effects that don't slow you down.
  • Comes with multiple themes and wallpapers and you can also define your own style.
  • Supports a portable installation to run from a USB stick: The workspace remains fully functional even when Windows assigns a different letter to the drive SideSlide is running from.
And best yet, this app is not only intended to be used on brand new versions of Windows OS. It works with Windows XP and all newer releases without any issues! Its installer is small and fast, and after uninstalling it leaves no traces in the PC storage except for a configuration directory that may be useful for users who wish to reinstall the app later. In addition to the automated installer version of the app, it is also distributed on its official site as a fully portable app.

  • SideSlide 5.81 Screenshots

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What's new in this version:

SideSlide 5.81
- Release version.


SideSlide 5.78
Improvements and fixes:
- Multiple changes and fixes to arranging shortcuts in columns within the workspace and within different containers with the mouse and when using the Ctrl key + Arrow keys to move shortcuts
- Added 'Subtle Game' color scheme and buttons. All the different color schemes are included in the software itself, and you can also download themes (which include wallpapers and different title-bar buttons) from the Tour page.
- Removed leading zero from the 12-hour time format
- Fixed RSS Viewer loading bug
- Fixed shortcut icon visibility issue in the Keyboard Launcher when launching shortcuts with additional custom parameters (shortcut name + space/tab + parameters)


SideSlide 5.77
- New! Windows Environment Variables (%temp%, %path%, %anything_else%) are now expanded and processed when used as parameters for shortcuts. These variables can also be entered or modified by using the "Prompt for Parameters" option (Select a shortcut → Shortcut Properties → Prompt for Parameters).
- New! Added support for the 24-hour clock format for reminders and when Date/Time is shown in the title-bar. This can be configured via the "24-hour" option within the Reminder dialog.
- New! Introduced the ability to define a custom title for the workspace. This feature is particularly useful when managing multiple workspaces concurrently (using multiple portable versions. See the Tour page for more). The custom title can be set under "Settings → General → Title Bar → Custom"
- Enhancement: When dragging shortcuts across the workspace using the shortcut's name label, holding the [Alt] key will display the shortcut's x/y coordinates in the title bar.
- Enhancement: Recent menu entries for shortcuts now indicate the container they belong to, providing clearer context.
- Bug Fix: Resolved an issue within the Keyboard Launcher where the last found shortcut remained visible even when the entered text didn't match the shortcut's name.
- Misc: Various minor fixes and improvements to enhance the overall user experience.


SideSlide 5.73
- New! Added Increase/Decrease spacing buttons to the Shortcut Mini-Toolbar. The new buttons enable quick adjustments to the spacing between shortcuts.
- A confirmation prompt is now shown when dragging items from the Windows Explorer or from within SideSlide itself onto shortcuts that require confirmation (when dropped on folder shortcuts, in order to copy/move, or onto executable shortcuts in order to use as commands).
- Hovering over a shortcut to show the tooltip indicates if the shortcut requires confirmation. Require confirmation for shortcuts from the Shortcut Properties dialog.
- Added a web link to the Shortcut Properties dialog to open the online tour page for reference.
- Addressed an issue related to shortcut selection with the mouse: Shortcuts are now deselected on down-click, unless shift/ctrl are pressed, to prevent situations where previously selected shortcuts remain selected when they shouldn't be.
- Addressed an issue affecting the Keyboard Launcher that prevented web searching for folder names. Example: "s c:windows" (to search "c:windows" on Google).
- Addressed an issue where a container tag was not added to a cloned shortcut (when using the container's Tag button to view shortcuts that belong to a certain tag).
- Addressed an issue that prevented cloned command-line shortcuts from being saved.


SideSlide 5.71
- Added a new setting to enable/disable the title bar's info tooltip.
- Using the Keyboard Launcher to schedule a new reminder ("r xx text") will show Today/Tomorrow plus the time, instead of showing the date.
- Settings >> Dock >> Undock Immediately timing has been slightly adjusted.
- Includes all the new features and fixes in the previous beta versions.
- Other misc. minor changes.


SideSlide 5.62
- New! Added the ability to select a color scheme straight from the Container Properties dialog to change the container colors. The color schemes are edited, created and deleted from within the Appearance dialog.
- New! Added the ability to change container colors based on their icon in bulk.
- The proper foreground (shortcuts and text) colors are now selected based on the icon color in addition to the background colors.
- The Container Properties dialog has been slightly adjusted to accommodate the new changes.
- SideSlide can now handle more RSS news feed formats.
- New color schemes: Cafe 1, Cafe 2.
- Addressed an issue that could have crashed the program when right-clicking a container containing a hidden encrypted note.
- Addressed an issue where a hidden window could have become visible when the display resolution changed and while other display change events occurred.
- Addressed an issue that caused the current tag displayed in workspace title-bar (in Tag view mode) not the be centered when the workspace is resized.


SideSlide 5.58
- Release version. Includes all the new features, changes and fixes from the previous beta versions.
- RSS articles script errors are now ignored (RSS Search/RSS Viewer).

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