Yod'm 3D (short for: Yet anOther Desktop Manager 3D) is a virtual desktop manager available for Windows 2000, XP and Vista. It is notably the first program to offer a cube-style virtual desktop management feature on Windows operating systems.

Details

Yod'm 3D maps four virtual desktops to a cube and allows the user to switch between them, similar to the cube plugin for the Compiz and Beryl window managers for the X Window System. It's the first desktop manager that makes this feature available on Microsoft Windows. Yod'm 3D makes use of and requires DirectX 9 in contrast to most other virtual desktop managers that use OpenGL.

It does not require installation to run , and is most frequently distributed as a ZIP archive.

Known problems

Under version 1.4 it's not possible to change the wallpaper for one of the extra desktops permanently by right-clicking an image file and selecting "set as Desktop Background". You have to change the wallpaper via the Properties dialog.

Desktop icons can't be arranged for individual sides of the cube. They are the same for all sides.

A manipulated version of Yod'm 3D was distributed via xinsidenews.com .

Acquisition

"Otaku Software has acquired Yod'm 3D from Chris'Soft and will continue to develop the software under the name DeskSpace."(July 9, 2007) This version will not be free, however users are still encouraged to download and use the last free version v1.4 if they wish to still use it.(July 25, 2007)

Sources and references


Lifehacker.com:
FedoraForum.org - FedoraForum.org Gallery - Beryl cube FC6
Improve productivity with a 3D virtual desktop that allows 4 desktops at once (XP and Vista) | vistarewired.com
Improve productivity with a 3D virtual desktop that allows 4 desktops at once (XP and Vista) | vistarewired.com
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