Show Desktop 1.6.4 review

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Show Desktop is a small OS X application that will hide all applications and shows the desktop when clicked.

License: Freeware
OS: Mac OS X
File size: 202K
Developer: Everyday Software
Price: $0.00
Updated: 28 Sep 2006
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Show Desktop is a small OS X application that will hide all applications and shows the desktop when clicked. It can run in the menu bar or the dock depending on your preference.

Furthermore, shift-clicking on the icon will show all applications for quick access. Show Desktop can also be configured with an exclusion list for more precise user control.

Show Desktop hides all applications and minimizes Finder windows for an unobstructed view of your desktop. Unlike Command-Option-Click, Show Desktop also minimizes Finder windows to get them out of your way too.

Show Desktop has an exclusion list so if you don't want your favorite applications hidden, just add it to the list.

Show Desktop is made in Cocoa and supports all the goodies you'd expect in a Mac OS X application. And best of all, Show Desktop is free.

Here are some key features of "Show Desktop":
Show Desktop can be placed in the menu bar or in the Dock for easy convenient access.
Clicking the Show Desktop icon hides all applications.
Shift-clicking the Show Desktop icon shows all applications.
Control-click Show Desktop's icon to individually hide or show applications.
Show Desktop can also show the Finder after hiding all applications & create a new Finder window.
When hiding all applications Show Desktop can also minimize all Finder windows.
The ability to add applications to an exclusion list, this means they won't be hidden when Show Desktop is envoked.

What's New:
Now a Universal Binary for native Intel Mac support.
Now requires Mac OS X 10.3.9.
After 'showing all' by clicking the dock icon, Show Desktop no longer stays in the foreground.

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