Overview
What is DesktopPlant?
DesktopPlant : Add a virtual plant on your desktop and ensure it gets the right amount of water, fertilizer and light in order to grow, with this fun educational app
In depth
A closer look at DesktopPlant
DesktopPlant is a lightweight tool with a pretty self-explanatory name - it allows you to grow a plant on your desktop. This app can come in handy if you plan on teaching your children how to properly take care of a plant, for example.The small program includes several types of plants that you can grow - Azalea, Cactus, Maple Tree, Philodendron and Sunflower. Some of them come in different colors, ranging from purple and white to red, yellow and pink. It is possible to take care of multiple plants at the same time.By double-clicking the plant figure, you can bring up a window from where you can adjust the levels of water, fertilizer, light and temperature. If you don't know what each plant needs, simply access the "Info" area to find out its requirements, age and health status.The "Options" section allows you to enable automatic care system which is recommended when you are away from the computer for a longer period of time. Plus, the plants can be set to evolve in real time (i.e. even when the computer is turned off).Also, you can change the temperature unit, customize the plant appearance (brightness, pot and saucer color), as well as resize or move the plant anywhere on the screen with the help of some arrow buttons.The application uses a low amount of system resources, has a good response time and includes user documentation. We have not come across any errors during our tests and DesktopPlant did not freeze or crash. Unfortunately, there is no option to speed up the growing process (at least in test mode).
Requirements
System requirements
Windows 10 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows 2008 64 bit / Windows 2008 / Windows 2003 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP 64 bit / Windows XP
Verdict
Should you download DesktopPlant?
DesktopPlant runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Time-limited Trial
license
— the installer is 844 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
General.
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At a glance
DesktopPlant specifications
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows 10 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows 2008 64 bit / Windows 2008 / Windows 2003 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP 64 bit / Windows XP
- License
- Time-limited Trial
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 844 KB
- Price
- Free
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- 712
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