DeskMakeover vs iTop Easy Desktop

DeskMakeover is a free Windows desktop customization app for changing icon appearance and arranging icons in zones drawn over wallpaper. It offers nine hand-tuned looks: Squircle, Blueprint, Pixel Era, Gleam, Glaze, Die-Cut, Porthole, Scrapbook, and Creekstone. Shape, coloring, plate, finish, and shortcut mark can be adjusted independently. For organization, users can choose Workbench or Quadrants templates or draw zones themselves, with five materials and four title styles. The studio mirrors the desktop live, supports undo and redo, and can reread icons, arrangement, and wallpaper in one click. Style combinations can be saved, exported as files, and imported as style packs. DeskMakeover snapshots the Windows desktop before changes and says each change can be undone with one click. It installs per-user and runs locally without an account, telemetry, or uploads, according to its maker. The app supports 64-bit Windows 10 version 1809 or newer and Windows 11, not macOS or Linux.

iTop Easy Desktop is a Windows desktop manager for organizing icons and files in a customizable workspace. Its one-click organizer sorts icons into groups such as Documents, Images, Applications, and Folders, while a search bar finds files or folders by name. Folder Portal gives desktop access to a PC folder's contents, and Private Box password-protects selected photos, videos, and documents. The product also offers more than 23,000 high-definition live and static wallpapers, with 4K/8K video support. Its AI Assistant includes ChatAI, Search, and Screenshot tools; ChatAI supports chat, writing, translation, and summaries. Schedule can sync Google or Microsoft accounts with Google Calendar or Windows Calendar. The Screenshot feature captures the full screen, current window, or scrolling windows. The Free plan includes three boxes and limited wallpapers. Pro personalization for themes, the taskbar, Start Menu, desktop icons, and mouse is restricted to Pro accounts. The latest version requires Windows 10 or later on 64-bit systems; version 3 supports Windows 7 and Windows 8. iTop says the app runs locally and does not send files or data to its servers. A 30-day trial is listed.