Iconoid - hides desktop icons when you don't need them

review by ClifNotes, Sept 2006, permalink

I recently went looking for a way to very quickly hide the desktop icons on my Windows XP laptop. Sure, you can normally hide them by right clicking on your desktop and choosing "Arrange Icons" then unchecking "Show desktop icons", but I wanted a faster one click solution.

After a quick search, I found Iconoid. Not only will it hide the icons for me, but it doesn't even require me to click on anything. I've got it set up to hide the icons when they are not needed, and they will show themselves once again when I move my cursor onto the desktop. Iconoid is jam packed full of features and I've just begun to explore them.

Here's what another reader here at Freewarewiki says about Iconoid.

Hi Clif. -- I've had Iconoid on my PC for a couple of years. Although rarely needed, it's a great little program when it is used. -- I have quite a few icons on my desktop, but arranged in a very particular order, so I can go to them almost with my eyes closed. -- Iconoid restores the layout EXACTLY if ever they get scrambled, for example, when changing screen resolutions. -- Hint: I click on Iconoid every day or two to save the latest temporary icons on my desktop. -- Regards -- Joe (UK)

Quote from the website
Make icon backgrounds transparent
Select any color for icon backgrounds
Save and Restore Icon positions for each (or every) screen resolution
Select any color for icon text
Automatically or manually select the best color for the text background
Dynamically hide icons when you don't need them and show them when you do
Quickly minimize all windows so that you can see your desktop wallpaper.

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