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SideSlide
SideSlide

SideSlide enables you to create a custom launchpad for programs, documents and folders, using a mini-desktop that hides on the edge of your screen until you activate it with your mouse. In addition t ...

Average of 3 user ratings: 4


  • Nov 27, 2006
  • For version:
  • 1.5.02b

quote  Moved up from 4 to 5 stars of excellence  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Within the last couple of weeks Sideslide has improved by fixing a few irritating bugs. Some may say that these were inconsequential but they were somewhat annoying. Now that all of these have been attended to, I have no choice but to amend my previous rating of 4. It now has a rating of 5. I cannot imagine a program/application/folder/file/url launcher improving on this one. If it was a browser, it would be Firefox as it is so customizable. Great work.


  • Aug 28, 2006
  • For version:
  • 1.1.01 beta

quote  Do not let the help file deter you  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

The help file is not fancy. But the software is very powerful. It doesn't write anything elsewhere than in its own directory, and you can even run multiple instances of it : wiping the directory just uninstall the whole thing ! Wish every freeware developer use the same respectful method ... The main limit of SideSlide is the poor implementation of recursivity regarding folders. You can display a folder's content into a container block, but as soon as you click on a subfolder icon, the normal Windows Explorer is open (one would have expect the subfolder to open in the container instead). Despite this limit I highly recommend this software.


  • Aug 07, 2006
  • For version:
  • 1.0.44a

quote  Very fun  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Super fun to use and not all that difficult-does not write to the registry at all so try it!