Softworld editor's review -
Manage very easy and fast all of your Windows visual enhancements
Theme Manager is an application with which you can easily handle all of your skins, wallpapers, themes, icons etc.
The main interface of the program looks very nice with all the categories being well organized and extremely accessible.
In Suites you are provided a list of themes which once applied to your computer will modify the skins, icons and wallpaper.
The best thing about this feature is that you can change the look of your operating system with just a click of a button.
What i have noticed is that a large number of categories (Visual Styles, Icon Packages, Desktop Themes, ObjectBar Themes, Boot Skins, CursorXP,) are not extremely populated and to have available those visual improvements you have to download them separately or get a specific software.
Checking out Screen Saver and Wallpapers, you have available a decent selection from which to choose.
Now lets explore the menu located at the top of the main window at left. By clicking on File here you get the chance to create a New Suite and open the ones that you have stored on your hard drive.
A very interesting option in File is Save Desktop. Basically Theme Manager copies your current skin and theme files and then creates a suite file. The application then offers you the option to save this.
In Tools, Settings you can operate various modification to the program. You can choose to save theme manager settings, prompt before applying Windows classic desktop, automatically run files downloaded from the Internet, show installed applications and various other settings.
I have to say that Theme Manager is a pretty interesting program. It gives you the opportunity to manage extremely easy various visual improvements for Windows.
What needs to be kept in mind is that the application does not include those visual enhancements. There are a couple in the Suites and Wallpapers fields but that's it. You have to download them separately.
Good:
-you can easily manage all of your visual enhancements for Windows
-easy to use
-save desktop feature
Bad:
-the skins, icons, themes, cursors etc are not included into the program and need to be downloaded separately
Version 2.3 reviewed on: 13 Jul 2011
Publisher's description
Manage all your skins, themes, wallpapers, icons, etc. from a single interface.
Control the OVER ALL look of your Windows computer with Theme Manager. Manage all your skins, themes, wallpapers, icons, etc. from a single interface. You can even mix and match them together to create full blown suites!Theme Manager is a front end that seamlessly works with your other desktop enhancements to apply skins, themes, icon packages, and suites all from the same user interface. Once you have your desktop just the way you want, you can take a snapshot of your desktop that is saved as a .suite file.Theme Manager supports:- Wallpapers- Visual Styles (WindowBlinds & MSStyles*)- MP3 Players (Winamp, Windows Media Player, Cool Player)- Desktop Themes (Microsoft .theme, DesktopX, Hoverdesk, NextStart, ObjectBar)- Mouse cursors (both Windows and CursorXP)- Logon Screens (LogonXP format) - Boot Screens (BootSkin format)- Icons (both MS Themes and IconPackager themes)- Widgets (SysMetrix, DesktopX Widgets) - Instant Messenging Skinning (Trillian, ICQ Plus)- Launchers (ObjectDock, WorkShelf)- and more!
