Overview
What is WindowFX?
WindowFX is one of the few programs that takes advantage of new APIs in Windows and Windows XP to provide a host of cool special effects such as real shadows under windows and menus, transparent windows and menus, fade effects, and ghosting.
In depth
A closer look at WindowFX
It also has useful features that work on Windows 98/Me, such as being able to set a window to maximize to a specific size, have 3D icon text, transparent icon labels, and more. Version 1.2 introduces the 3D icon label text and is now hardware accelerated by the latest Nvidia Geforce, ATI Radeon, and Matrox G400 drivers on Windows and
Verdict
Should you download WindowFX?
WindowFX runs on
Windows 9X/ME/2K/XP/2003
and is available under the
Shareware
license
— the installer is 513 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Desktop Publishing.
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At a glance
WindowFX specifications
- Last updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- License
- Shareware
- Operating system
- Windows 9X/ME/2K/XP/2003
- File size
- 513 KB
- Price
- Free
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- 1001
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