New Features

• Now compatible with more applications (Excel, ...)
• Compatible with all Dock orientations
• New Unshade all menu item to unshade all windows in one click

Bug fixes

• Fix random crashs with Mac OS 10.7.3.

download it here

Several weeks ago, I blogged about our main current project, a Finder alternative.
Today I would like to share with you a screenshot of the current development version:

I let you find some of the features...
I would love to hear your feedback !

We were so happy to release the first stable version of Deskovery that we miss an annoying bug. When closing a window which was previously windowshaded, Deskovery was randomly crashing.
This is now fix.
If you're using an older version of Deskovery, it will be updated automatically.
Otherwise, download it here

After months passed to build a new windowshade system compatible with Lion, I am now pleased to announce the availability of Deskovery 1.5.
You can download it here : Download Deskovery 1.5
It is the first application bringing Window Shading like features to Lion and I would like to thanks all the users who trusted us and reported bugs.

Deskovery 1.5 beta 1 has just been released.

It fix a lot of bugs regarding the new window shading feature and now works fine in a multi-monitor configuration.
I would like to thanks all the users who reported issues and helped to make Deskovery more robust.
Deskovery 1.5 beta 1

Each new major version of OS X brings a new Finder. Each time I expect a lot and each time I am disappointed.
There are several good alternatives in the market but I never found THE file manager.
I've decided to create it, with the following philosophy:

• Simple and clean
• Powerful
• Beautiful and easy to use user interface

Instead of just saying "hey this is our new product!, it is awesome!, buy it!" I decided to create it with you, from the concept to the first final version.

I will share the progress as often as possible and will release as soon as possible alpha versions even if they are features complete.

Defining the general architecture

The file manager will have tabs from the beginning and will have to support dual pane browsing.
In my mind the final result should be a mix between Chrome for its amazing tab system and Twitter for Mac for its simplicity and speed.

Current progress

I started this project few month ago and after restarting from scratch several times, I have now something having the basic features of a file manager.
Okay, it is not yet able to copy a file (do not worry, it is planned ;) but it starts to look like a real application.
Here is a screenshot of the current version. As you may imagine there is nothing yet definitive.

I would be really happy to get your feedback!

When Deskovery was created, we had in mind to make it compatible with future versions of OSX.
With the first beta of Lion we were happy to see that nothing was broken.
Unfortunately, things started to go bad with last beta of Lion. The API used by Deskovery to perform window shading had a different behavior.
Because they are not documented by Apple, we started to investigate in order to fix the situation. After several weeks of researches, we got the conclusion that is is probably not possible to continue with the current approach.
We started to think about a new way to "windowshade" your windows with Lion.
We are today proud to release the first alpha version of the new Deskovery. Please not that this is not yet a fully stable version and we appreciate bug reports.
Apart of window shading feature, several Lion compatibility enhancements have been done.

Download : Deskovery 1.5 alpha 1

Hello,

We are pround to announce the release of Deskovery 1.2.0.
This version add new options.
You can now configure the percentage of transparency when you make transparent a window.
It is also possible to choose if you want to have an icon in Menubar. Just be careful if you remve both Dock and Menubar icons, it can be really tricky to access to Preferences again.

Hello,

Because we want to see Deskovery used by everybody, we decided to make it more affordable. We are running a time limited discount of 60%. You can now get Deskovery for $9.99.

Limited offer for Christmas : If you buy a pack of 3 licenses you only pay the price of 2.
It's a good way to make a Christmas gift for friends and familly, buy them an application which will be used daily.
Go to the store