SkinStudio 5.01

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Popularity:
#3 in Skins (out of 44 products)
Editor's Rating:
5.0 stars
Average User Rating:
3.5 stars (out of 47 votes) Rate it!
Downloads:
1,238,846
Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP
Limitations:
Startup delay, nag screen
Date Added:
March 21, 2006
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Publisher's description of SkinStudio 5.01

From Stardock:

Design your own Windows GUI with SkinStudio Free. SkinStudio lets you create your own Start bar, Start button, title bar buttons, push buttons, scrollbars, toolbar icons, progress bars, and much more. Your new interface can then be applied by popular programs such as WindowBlinds to change the look and feel of the entire Windows GUI.

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Editor's review of SkinStudio 5.01

5.0 stars

Tired of Windows' look and feel? SkinStudio lets you change it down to the last detail. Everything is fair game: window borders and titles, buttons, window elements (check boxes, sliders, progress bars), logoff dialogs, the animations you see when copying files, the taskbar--and that's just a partial list. Start from scratch or edit ready-made themes you find on the Web (though the demo won't let you incorporate elements from other people's themes). The straightforward interface encourages experimentation. After changing an attribute of a visual element, you can immediately view the result. With its wealth of features, SkinStudio probably isn't the best option for newbies who just want to tweak a couple features of a premade theme, but it's a great choice for desktop doctors who want to perform major Windows surgery.

User reviews of SkinStudio 5.01

Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 47 votes
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5 stars

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Version: SkinStudio 5.01

"don't mind the nag screen, what do you expect? Giving you skinning thing"

by PC_Nerd-Henry_Chan on August 11, 2006

Pros: allows you to make a skin. download the whole object desktop, and you can create themes and customize your pc till it is a mac!

Cons: slows you computer down a bit AT STARTUP but not when doing programs

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5 stars

Version: SkinStudio 5.01

"Pure stardock"

by Netdemons on May 30, 2006

Pros: You see the word stardock and you know its good. 100% safe program. Easy to change and create your own skins. Bonus feature on creating your own media player skins with the registered verson.

Cons: Have to register to get the full potential out of this program.

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5 stars

Version: SkinStudio 5.01

"A great way to redesign your desktop."

by tracyw3000 on August 3, 2007

Pros: For the price, I have not seen a better desktop design program. It is also very easy to use if you know how to use a paint program..

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5 stars

Version: SkinStudio 5.01

"holy cow!"

by btungjr123 on March 31, 2008

Pros: there has never been a better skinning program than skinstudio.

Cons: non

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-1 stars

Version: SkinStudio 5.01

"its good"

by mooody005 on March 3, 2008

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