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The World's Most Popular PC Desktop Dock Gets an Update: Stardock's ObjectDock 2.0

Article posted on 10/12/2010

PLYMOUTH, MI -OCTOBER 12, 2010 - Stardock announced today the release of ObjectDock 2.0, now live and ready for download at www.stardock.com. ObjectDock is a program that enables users to organize their shortcuts, programs and running tasks into an attractive and fun animated dock. The popular desktop add-on has been downloaded almost 10,000,000 times on CNET's Download.com alone and comes at no cost for the standard version. ObjectDock 2.0 Plus is $19.95 and comes with increased customization options including tabbed docks, support for multiple docks, enhanced task management and more.

New features in ObjectDock Plus 2.0 include:

  • Improved skinning and visual-effects, with reflections, blur-behind and more.
  • Explorer Folder-Views. Put fully-interactive Explorer folder-views in your tabbed docks. Always keep your frequently used folders available and instantly accessible (Windows 7 only).
  • New User Interface. Customizing a dock has never been this easy. Focused on helping you adjust the settings you use most, ObjectDock 2.0's new UI makes configuring multiple docks seamless and natural.
  • Improved App-Switching. The best feature of the Windows 7 superbar, now available on all versions of Windows with ObjectDock. Hover over compatible running applications to preview that program's windows and easily switch between them.
  • Tabbed docks now easier to configure. Drag tabs with your right mouse button to quickly rearrange your tabs, or even tear one off completely onto its own dock. Add, remove, rename and recolor tabs with a simple right-click.

For the complete list of new features, visit https://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/information_plus.asp

ObjectDock has been hailed as one of the best applications on the PC and comes standard on many Dell PCs currently on the consumer market. MajorGeeks.com gave ObjectDock a 5/5 star rating and hailed "...this program can look and behave anyway you want it to. I could not find any limits to changing its appearance or behavior." Gizmodose.com called it a "must-have utility", and ZDNet.com said that ObjectDock was "the right tool for the job."

About Stardock

Stardock is one of the world's leading developers and publishers of PC games and desktop software. Its PC games include Sins of a Solar Empire as well as the Galactic Civilizations series. Its desktop software includes Object Desktop, WindowBlinds, and a host of other programs for customizing the Windows experience. Its software can be found on most new Dell PCs as well as HP and other PC makers. Learn more about Stardock by visiting www.stardock.com.