What is DesktopSweeper 1.1?

Hotkey hide/show your desktop icons.

In depth

A closer look at DesktopSweeper 1.1

DesktopSweeper is a freeware APE Module (the equivalent of Unsanity's Haxies) that provides a hotkey to control whether or not Desktop icons are displayed.

DesktopSweeper doesn't work by covering the Desktop so your desktop background is not affected at all, even if you use an application that displays animated or screensaver'ed backgrounds. Also, if you log out or quit the Finder while icons are hidden, the next time you'll log-in (or launch the Finder) the icons will be displayed where you expect them.

Verdict

Should you download DesktopSweeper 1.1?

DesktopSweeper 1.1 runs on Mac OS and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 640 KB. We’ve catalogued it under General.

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