A virtual desktop is an individual user's interface in a virtualized environment. Virtual Desktop is the term commonly used to describe a popular way to organize the open windows in your desktop. Imagine you hooked up a large number of monitors to your computer and had a separate desktop for each. On a single host machine, a user may have separate virtual desktops for different applications. One desktop might feature applications for graphic design, for example, and another might feature business applications.

Virtual desktop managers are available for most graphical user interface operating systems and offer various features, such as placing different wallpapers for each virtual desktop and use of hotkeys or other convenient methods to allow the user to switch amongst the different screens.

Sondle Virtual Desktop Assist

Sondle Virtual Desktop Assist is a comprehensive windows virtual desktop software to create multiple desktop and virtual desktop on major windows operating system.

Sondle Virtual Desktop Assist is an easy to use virtual desktop tools. You can create multiple windows desktops on one computer. You can switch among these virtual desktops by pressing ALT and a number key. You can run each application, or group of applications on a separate virtual desktop.Never minimize any of the applications, never close any of them. When you switch desktop, all running Windows programs just disappear from the desktop and from the taskbar, but they are right there waiting when you switch back. Sondle Virtual Desktop Assist Download

VirtuaWin

VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called 'workspaces'). Virtual desktops are very common in Unix/Linux, and once you get accustomed to using them, they become an essential part of a productive workflow.

VirtuaWin is designed to be simple and elegant to use yet still be highly configurable and extensible. Features include: Configurable key/Mouse Control; Small, fast and easy to use, "just the needed stuff"; Supports user defined icons; Can keep an Active Window on every desktop; Can set windows sticky to make them appear on all desktops; Configurable layout of virtual desktops, up to 9 desktops... VirtuaWin Download

VirtualBox

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris and OpenSolaris, and OpenBSD.

VirtualBox has an extremely modular design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design. VirtualBox has special software that can be installed inside Windows, Linux and Solaris virtual machines to improve performance and make integration much more seamless. It allows for declaring certain host directories as "shared folders", which can then be accessed from within virtual machines... VirtualBox Download

CubeDesktop

CubeDesktop creates six virtual and independent desktops, increasing the space you have to work and play. Use the stunning 3D technology to quickly show, switch and move windows between desktops.

CubeDesktop, being the most robust multiple desktop software, solves the desktop clutter problem once and for all. Each virtual desktop is a distinct working environment. The taskbar shows only the applications opened on the current desktop, greatly reducing the clutter.

CubeDesktop helps users to maximize productivity though the advanced application and desktop management, providing increased efficiency even on a single monitor by enabling multiple desktops. It enables users to quickly access any virtual desktop or window, fast transfer of windows between virtual desktops as well as the total control over applications, thus creating the ideal working enviroment. CubeDesktop Download

WinVMD - Windows Virtual Multi Desktop

WinVMD - Windows Virtual Multi Desktop is a Windows virtual multi-desktop software which can create multi virtual desktops. You can run different programs on different virtual destop. WinVMD allows you to switch from one desktop to another one with a custom hotkey or main window. If you want to do some private things or online surfing at work or some other places, WinVMD can help you. You can use one desktop to do your main job, the other one to do your private jobs or online surfing. If you hear someone comes in, WinVMD will help you to escape by using your custom hotkey to swith to your main desktop.

Features include: Create unlimited virtual desktops; Full hotkeys customization; User custom hotkeys for easy navigation; Preview desktop with main window; Popup menu from the system tray... WinVMD Download

Gekko

Gekko is a Virtual Desktop Manager for the Microsoft Windows platform, and provides virtual desktops (also called 'WorkSpaces') much in the same way X Window System in Unix or Mac OS X does. You can have different programs running on each of WorkSpaces to organize a busy desktop with Gekko.

Gekko enables you to split your Desktop into up to 4 WorkSpaces. It has Various ways, such as Hotkeys, mouse-clicking, flip, etc. to switch between WorkSpaces. It has Visual Effects, such as Cube on switching between WorkSpaces. You can move a specific application window from one WorkSpace to another. You can also make a specific application window visible in all WorkSpaces. Each WorkSpace may have own background (bmp, gif, jpg, png). Gekko Download

DeskSpace

With DeskSpace you can work and play on multiple desktops, display multiple desktops in stunning 3D, quickly switch between desktops using the mouse and keyboard, drag windows between desktops by moving them to the edges of the screen, configure the hot keys and mouse buttons used to switch between desktops, and display the DeskSpace desktop cube on up to 9 monitors.

DeskSpace gives you more space for your windows and icons. You can liminate desktop clutter by arranging your windows and icons across up to six desktops, all easily reachable by navigating a desktop cube. DeskSpace gives you separate desktops for each of your day-to-day tasks, and lets you to quickly and easily switch between desktops and the applications on them. It also lets you have different desktop wallpapers and icons on each desktop. You can also choose a name and picture for each desktop, to make them easier to recognize. DeskSpace Download