Winstep Xtreme

Much More Than Skin Deep!

Let's get the preliminaries out of the way. Winstep Xtreme allows you to fully clothe Windows with any number of incredible and awesomly-cool skins.

Want your computer to look like NeXT, KDE, OS X, or something from a William Gibson novel? Not a problem. Winstep Xtreme has got you covered, and then some!

Excited about Windows 8 but apprehensive of how the UI overhaul (Metro, lack of a Start Menu) will affect your workflow? Winstep Xtreme has got you covered. Not only does it offer full Windows 8 compatibility, it also gives users a Start Menu and the ability to stay on the Desktop at all times!

But eye candy is only the beginning. Winstep Xtreme is a complete, integrated Desktop Environment that raises the usability bar, adds functionality to Windows, and offers complete control over every aspect of the user interface.

Give Winstep Xtreme a try today. It'll change the way you work with Windows forever!

Please note: prices will vary slightly for EU and UK customers, but the 50% discount will persist.

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Platforms: Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, XP, Vista (32 and 64 bit), 7 (32 and 64 bit)

NeXuS is a dock system that offers super-fast access to your most used applications. Have as many docks (and sub-docks) as you want. Docks hide behind your screen edges when not in use, taking up virtually no screen space.
WorkShelf is a tabbed dock that is better suited to complex organizational tasks. Organize documents, URLs, movies, work projects, etc.
NextSTART is a menu system that also takes care of all your task management needs. Create as many menus as you want and invoke each menus via super fast screen edge/corner bumps. Efficiently organize and manipulate running tasks and windows.
Mini-application 'modules' include a speaking Atomic Clock, a Recycle Bin, an Email Checker, a Weather Monitor, a CPU meter, and more.
FontBrowser You'll wonder how you ever lived without it!
The Winstep Start Menu Organizer is an application designed to help you organize and clean your Windows Start Menu.
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After you make a purchase of this BitsDuJour discount promotion, Winstep Xtreme may be used indefinitely.
Winstep Xtreme is licensed per user, so if more people are going to use Winstep Xtreme you will need to purchase additional copies.
Transfer of a license to another owned computer is allowed.
License activation isn't required. what's this?
Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for 12 months. For versions after that, upgrades will require additional payment, which will be discounted by 50%.
Support is provided for the lifetime of the product.
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“I've been using the Winstep suite for years now and it's always been a favourite. Now it's definite requirement for any new installation, with the recent version now up and running on my Vista PC. As a productivity tool it's become irreplaceable, and now it supports alpha transparency it's gorgeous.It's no-brainer - just buy it.”- Tim Dagger
“I have been using this program religiously almost since it came out. I look forward to the enhancements (updates), additional WinStep components, and new skins. This is one of my favorite "GUI Enhancement" programs, and the most stable!! ”- Bill Metelsky
“Excellent addition to any windows desktop.Functionality over Form. That's what seems to drive the makers of Winstep, as from the time you install it, you have a fully functional alternate way to access everything you do with Windows. It peacefully coexists with just about every desktop enhancement out there, which makes it one of the only ones that does this feat- for that reason, it is on any computer that I use for any length of time. Two thumbs up!”- William Raith
“WinStep Xtreme rocks big-time! Makes computing easy and fun all over again!”- Charles W Billow
“If you can remember DOS and Borland Sidekick, this utility is in that catagory, puts the "Personal" back in the Personal Computer.Love It. Thank You!”- James England
“A cross amongst MAC,Vista,Yahoo Widgets, and Stardock Widgets without changing the shell of Explorer.exe is truly unique and welcome.I have tried all including several shell replacements and "engines" and they all caused me some headaches by crashing at inconvenient times.This is innovative and ` simply' promising.”- Bill Vlasak
“Winstep is great!!! This is what the computing environment is supposed to be all about. Now all we need is a Computing Environment Protection Agency to see to it that it will never go away!!!!”- Rick Parrish

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Mike Cockrill I have to say that I have never posted here, but I picked up Winstep Xtreme here nearly a year ago and it was definitely a steal at the discount price. I will usually take Microsoft's offer to preview a new OS but I decided not to download Win 8 because I didn't want to have any issues with Winstep which I run on top of Win 7 x64. I like the capability to create docks in which I can create groups of programs that I want quick access to and the shelf is very easy to configure. There are a couple of minor bugs like the shelf at times covering my taskbar but that could be due to other programs (security or utilities) conflicting and when that happens I just click the "desktop" link on the shelf (which shuts down WEX) then I click on the desktop icon to restart it and it rights itself. I haven't invested any time in researching the solution as it's only a minor annoyance. Kudos to the developer for creating such a good looking and user friendly interface.

May 2 at 5:54pm

Jorge Coelho Thanks Mike. I would like to point out that Winstep Xtreme works perfectly well in Windows 8 - in fact, it is a great way to get back the Start Menu that Microsoft decided to 'steal' from us.

Winstep Software Technologies Vendor - May 2 at 7:37pm

Jorge Coelho Ah, this is not the place to do technical support, but next time that happens try to notice what you did just before that might have caused it, then send an email to Winstep support. And you probably don't need to exit Winstep Xtreme, left clicking the Shelf's left-mini tab to open Preferences and then clicking the Ok button should do the trick. :-)

Winstep Software Technologies Vendor - May 2 at 7:41pm

Kevin Haven My biggest questions concerns are

My PC is used for critical work and performance is for important, how does this impact performance?

What sort of files does it install and how easy is it to uninstall (some programs are notorious for being difficult to uninstall)?

Looks like a fab program, but really wanted to check this,

Cheers!

May 4 at 2:07am

Jorge Coelho Kevin, Winstep Xtreme works like any other 'normal' application, does not impact performance, it does not change any system files or interfere with 3rd party applications, getting back to 'normal' Windows is as simple as exiting it, it is completely modular (i.e.; you can turn off what you don't use), and uninstalling is as simple as exiting Winstep Xtreme and then going to Programs and Features (previously Add/Remove Programs) in the Windows Control Panel.

Also, don't forget you have a fully functional trial version on the Winstep web site, I suggest you give it a test drive now. :-)

Winstep Software Technologies Vendor - May 4 at 4:21am

Luther I see on your website you have 3 programs. Is Winstep Xtreme a combination of the other two plus some, or are they 3 completely different applications? If they are different, are there any deals coming soon for those?

May 4 at 6:12am

Avatar How many computers are you allowed to install this on as one user? Thanks!

I have Nexus Ultimate and have loved it for over two years. Wanting to check out the other programs with this.

May 4 at 6:31am

Frank McGowan Can Winstep Extreme handle 2 monitors? I already use a 3rd-party product to give me a little more control over the second screen (e.g. it puts a taskbar on the 2nd screen). Does WEX give me some capability here, because I suspect it may conflict with the other software, in which case I would have to uninstall it. Can it, e.g. put a dock specifically on the second monitor?

May 4 at 6:47am

Mike Cockrill To the gentleman above who was worried about performance, the WXSERVICE is using only 2% of my CPU and I have multiple docks running. I checked out the reviews on CNET's download.com website prior to buying and they panned out very well. I'm really rooting for this developer because they actually put out a quality product.

May 4 at 4:16pm

Jorge Coelho Luther, you can see how the different Winstep applications relate to each other here:

http://www.winstep.net/comparisonfaq.asp

Avatar, the single user license is good for more than one computer if you're the one using them. There is, however, a Home Network license (just a tad less than the price of two single user licenses) which grants you the right to use it on up to 5 computers (including your work computer).

Frank, Winstep Xtreme handles as many monitors as you throw at it. It's developed on a system with 3 x 30" monitors. :-P

You can set the docks to live on whichever monitor you want. Although there is only one taskbar (for now) you can also, if you want, set it to run the Windows taskbar on one monitor and the Winstep Xtreme taskbar on the other.

Mike, thanks! :-)

Winstep Software Technologies Vendor - May 4 at 6:44pm

VLM Is anyone able to compare and contrast Winstep Xtreme with True Launch Bar, also featured here from time to time. These 2 products seem to provide at least some similar functionality.

May 5 at 6:21am

Jorge Coelho Well, I *might* be a bit biased (but just a bit) ;-), so I'm not going to say anything regarding this. True Launch Bar seems to be good software and I heard good things about the developer too.

As for differences and overlapping features, I think you can find that out for yourself? Winstep Xtreme has a 30 day fully functional trial, and, if I am not mistaken, so does True Launch Bar.

Winstep Software Technologies Vendor - May 5 at 7:47am

VLM Well, let me rephrase my request. Anyone other than the developer. It's obviously an unfair question to ask of Jorge. :):)

Free trials are helpful indeed, but not so much in the face of a 1-day sale. Yes, I know, there are money-back guarantees, but I've tried that once or twice with some of these transaction processors, and I'd rather not endure it again. And finally, someone who has used both applications for some period of time would likely notice things I might not pick up during a trial period.

Anyway, if anyone can and is willing to share such a comparison, I'd be grateful. For I, too, have heard wonderful things about both developers.

May 5 at 8:20am

Prasad Paranjpe I bought Nexus Ultimate Home Network edition on the last BDJ. Is there a discount to upgrade to Xtreme? The upgrade price from Nexus is $14.95 which I suspect is the upgrade for a regular license. ... Or is that the price to upgrade to a Home Network license.

May 5 at 2:06pm

Jorge Coelho Prasad, no, there is no discount for the upgrade sorry.

Send an email to Winstep support to receive instructions on how to upgrade to Winstep Xtreme Home Network.

Winstep Software Technologies Vendor - May 5 at 3:17pm

James Kenney I have both programs and am happy with them both.
I use True Launch Bar every day,but that is because when I upgraded to Win7 I missed the quick launch bar so much, I was going crazy!!! My muscle memory was so trained for where things were located that it was a constant irritation that was almost like a physical pain every time I wanted to run a program.
Winstep Extreme works very well, and it is more a suite of programs than a single solution. I highly recommend this version as it includes all of the modules and you can try them all and pick which ones you want to use. The can all be used independently so you can pick and chose at will.

May 5 at 8:43pm

Prasad Paranjpe Thanks, I just bought the discounted version instead.
Now I assume I have licenses for
1 x Network Nexus Ultimate.
1 x Network Winstep Xtreme

I will install the xtreme on the one computer I am currently using Nexus on. I will consider the old license uninstalled and keep it in case I need on on 5 other home computers :) maybe an HTPC or 2.

May 5 at 11:31pm

Jorge Coelho Home Network licenses are a good choice - especially because yearly upgrade renewals cost exactly the same price as renewals for single user licenses (so you only have that small initial investment).

Winstep Software Technologies Vendor - May 5 at 11:44pm

VLM James Kenney - Thank you very much! Sounds like you use both programs successfully at the same time, but for different purposes. I appreciate your reminder about the modularity of Winstep Xtreme. The ability to pick and choose like that is indeed quite nice.

May 6 at 7:38am

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