■ New: honeycomb drawer overview
Drawers can now switch to a honeycomb layout: the centre acts as the handle, with icons arranged around it ring by ring. It supports auto-collapse, hover-to-show names and drag animation, and adapts the icon arrangement to the space left at the screen edge. The centre image can be changed — ten built-in situational icons are included, and custom images are supported. Honeycomb size, spacing, cell outlines, fill opacity and fade distance are all adjustable. You can switch between the honeycomb and standard layout at any time.
■ System Monitor
- The number of monitored readouts is now configurable, up to twelve, and bar thickness can be adjusted.
- Added readouts: CPU temperature, CPU clock, disk activity, GPU clock, GPU fan, video memory usage, battery and more. CPU temperature requires a third-party monitoring tool installed and running on your PC; this product writes no low-level system drivers.
■ Desktop layouts
- Layout functions are now under a single entry: right-click the tray icon → "Layouts".
- Added periodic restore points, three of them kept.
- Added a choice when saving a layout, between sharing with others and keeping it local.
- Added a mapping table shown before importing a layout, for deciding where each drawer and widget goes.
■ Position memory
- Fixed positions occasionally changing after rotating, resizing or applying a layout.
- Fixed layouts shifting unexpectedly after a restart or a resolution change.
- Fixed two monitors of the same make and model occasionally being mistaken for each other.
- Added "Local database format" under tray menu settings → Advanced, repairing outdated or broken formats in one click.
■ Clock
- Added a 12-hour clock option for the clock and its tools in digital display mode.
- Fixed the dial being drawn incomplete after switching between digital clock and watch faces in certain situations.
■ Drawer appearance and fonts
- Added the option to change fonts using those installed on your system.
- Added a customisable text colour for drawer titles.
- Added minimised title bar support for drawers kept expanded.
■ Collecting and other
- Added a notice on startup when another wallpaper application (such as Wallpaper Engine or Lively Wallpaper) is running, with an explanation.
- Adjusted "Collect from Desktop…" so several categories can be ticked at once.
- Added "Getting started" to the tray menu, so it can be viewed again at any time.
- Added "Licences" to the About window.
- Fixed some low-resolution shortcut icons shrinking to a small square after a Windows update.
- Fixed the right-click menu intermittently flashing and disappearing.
■ Finally
Thank you to everyone who reported an issue or sent us a suggestion — your feedback is where every update begins.
DeskForge is a one-time purchase, maintained for the long run: features you have already paid for will never be moved behind a subscription, and your desktop layout will never be moved to the cloud. We will keep fixing and adding, at no extra cost.
If you run into anything, use "Report a Problem" in the About window to tell us directly.