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Snapping Window
Create proper snap-to-edge windows for your application more>> Create proper snap-to-edge windows for your application
Snapping Window is a free project that shows how to create proper snap-to-edge windows or palettes, which snap during the drag (as they should).
System requirements:
- Xcode
Floating Words 1.5
Floating Words is a powerful, handy floating word pad that is always on the top of your screen more>>
Floating Words is useful for increasing productivity in business and data entry environments.
Floating Words also acts as a Quick-Copy clipboard, allowing you to save and reuse frequently used text phrases, words, and sentences for easy one-click access. This is great for storing greetings, frequently used numbers, or common dictation phrases.
Main features:
- Text input, copy-paste and clear commands at one-click reach
- Notes and quick-copy text accessed quickly from any app!
- Right-click and control-click options available for ease of use
- Quick-Copy access to frequently used text
- Export to text file
- Resizable window
- Floating and standard window mode switchable with the click of a button.
Floating Icons 1.0
Floating Icons - Screensaver of floating application icons more>>
Main features:
- Universal Binary (works on Intel Macs)
- Change the amount of icons you see
- Change the application folder location
- Enable fog effecs
- Change background color.

Elastic Window 1.5
Elastic Window is a flexible tool that allows you to design windows with a particular look in mind and ensure it will maintain a uniform look no matter what size the user makes the window. more>> <<less
Floating Dice 1.2
Floating Dice is a tool for people who need everything from 4 sided to 100 sided dice more>>
Floating Dice will display a random number as if you threw that type of die.
Floating Dice is run on a floating window. You click on the button with the number of the dice which you want. Additionally, on the far right is a popup menu which will let you change the number of dice thrown. You can select between 1 and 5 dice.
FloatingDice 1.3
FloatingDice is a feature-rich and trustworthy tool which is designed for people who need everything from 4 sided to 100 sided dice. more>>
FloatingDice 1.3 is a feature-rich and trustworthy tool which is designed for people who need everything from 4 sided to 100 sided dice.
The window is very small to avoid having it get in the way. Floating Dice is run on a floating window. You click on the button with the number of the dice which you want. It will display a random number as if you threw that type of die. Additionally, on the far right is a popup menu which will let you change the number of dice thrown. You can select between 1 and 10 dice.

Floating Keys 1.0
Floating Keys is designed as a effective virtual keyboard that shows a Floating Keyboard right on your desktop in which you just click on a text field, click on the keyboard and type. more>>
Floating Keys 1.0 is designed as a effective virtual keyboard that shows a "Floating" Keyboard right on your desktop in which you just click on a text field, click on the keyboard and type.
It also works great for showing keyboards on large screens. And, it takes up no space on your dock.
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NSView component that provides a rounded floating panel overlay more>> NSView component that provides a rounded floating panel overlay
RoundedFloatingPanel is a free NSView subclass and accompanying NSWindow subclass which provide the same rounded floating panel overlay which the Panther application switcher uses.
System requirements:
- Xcode
FloatCalc 1.1
FloatCalc is considered as a professional and useful large font and floating window calcutator app for doing simple math more>>
FloatCalc 1.1 is considered as a professional and useful large font and floating window calcutator app for doing simple math
ScrollWheel Window 1.0
ScrollWheel Window - REALbasic class for manual scroll wheel handling more>>
An example project is included in the download.
iAlertTerminalPlugin 1.0
iAlert is a freeware making it possible to post an alarm thanks to a transparent floating window when various events occur. more>>
The alerts are fully customizable and you can control their size, their position on the screen, their opacity and their background picture.
Main features:
- web sites are updated
- your friends get connected on iChat
- you receive new messages
- a new song is played in iTunes
- You can also set up alarms and timers and control iTunes from the alerts.
FontShow! 2.0
FontShow! is a tool to preview any text in every font available more>>
FontShow! allows you to pre-select some of your favorite fonts:
- Click the "+" button (or press the Space Bar) to add the current font to your favorites list.
- Select from the Options menu "Only Favorites Fonts" and then start playing the show again.
You can switch to other application and a small floating window will remember you your favorite fonts. You can click their names in the list to Copy your text with the selected style.
Event Sharing 1.4
Event Sharing is an effective way to create interactive rooms with multiple Macs: Move your mouse cursor off your local screen to control any other Mac in the room. more>>
Event Sharing 1.4 is an effective way to create interactive rooms with multiple Macs: Move your mouse cursor off your local screen to control any other Mac in the room. Keyboard input follows your mouse. Cut&paste text from one Mac to another using standard Cut&Paste commands. Drag a URL or local file onto a floating window, and make any other Mac in the room open it in its browser. To use Event Sharing, run an Event Heap Server (a Java application with a simple GUI, available at the same URL) on one Mac in your room.
iFlavaX (Fruit Float) 1.0
iFlavaX (Fruit Float) is an OS X screensaver module that has features of a metallic Apple floating around the screen, bouncing off the edges. more>>
iFlavaX (Fruit Float) 1.0 is an OS X screensaver module that has features of a metallic Apple floating around the screen, bouncing off the edges.
FinderPal 1.3
FinderPal is a multi-featured and useful tool which is capable of hiding everything except the desktop. more>>
FinderPal 1.3 is a multi-featured and Usage floating window. Click again to hide the floating window.
- Open the Finder's built-in Inspector Palette.
- Google the clipboard. Copy text from any application and click this button to search for it Google.
- Reduce FinderPal to a small icon which can me moved anywhere.
- Remember and recall Finder window sizes and locations. (Based on the Snapshot applescript by the nice folks at Apple.)
- Display the date and time in a floating window.
- Quickly open Home, Pictures, Desktop, Applications, Documents, Public folders while closing all other Finder windows.
- Hide/Show the Dock.
- Clean up the icons in the current folder or on the desktop.
- Open the Apple Color Picker - a handy reference for apps with inferior color pickers.
- Open System Preferences.
- Show/hide hidden files and hide them with a single click.
- Display the current IP address in a floating window.
- Convert the text on the clipboard to plain text for easier pasting.
- Control the iTunes sound volume.
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Enhancements:
- FinderPal windows can now be set not to float above all other applications.
- French localization
- Little bug fixes