Talisman Desktop 3.4 Build 3400

3.8 out of 5 stars 3.8 (57 votes)

(August 16, 2011)

Windows 7/2000/2003/2008/Vista/XP / Shareware / 14,250 downloads

Talisman is a replacement for Windows Desktop and shell replacement. You can build any interface for your computer. It hides the standard desktop of Windows. Place any number of icons, buttons, pictures or other objects. These objects can have any form or dimensions. All objects can run external programs or internal shell commands. The number of forms (desktops) is not limited. Any screen object can be set to switch from one desktop to another. All settings and pictures are stored in a theme file. You can even make many themes and use objects with links to go from one theme to another. You can add HTML-pages and Flash movies to the desktop and add sounds to different events. It supports Windows XP icons of any sizes from 16x16 to 128x128 pixels. It is posible to create different "zoomer" objects from such icons and to place the icons of different sizes on desktop.

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  1. 4 out of 5 stars
    anomoly

    Reviewing 3.0 Build 3006 (Dec 18, 2008)

    Talisman is a fun shell for a minute. Then the realestate it uses and the games you play with it get to be a waste of time. I've used litestep but it is more like a linux gui than a windows one and is also very tedious and as well had stability issues when I ran it. I found sharpe enviro (free) seems to be the best yet. Integrates well with standard windows api's, is very stabile, slick simple, and highly configurable.
    Talisman is definitely worth kicking the tires though. The Russian (I believe) devs did some nice work here.

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    mickbrix

    Reviewing 2.8 Beta Build 2803 (Aug 6, 2004)

    Sorry datarat i thought the users of a shell would have some basic knowledge of the gui, you know the bit where it says "install theme" and "set Litestep/explorer as shell" obviously a little complicated ..my mistake.
    Talisman is very good, very easy and thankfully idiot proof.

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    GeneralLeoFF

    Reviewing 2.8 Beta Build 2803 (Aug 5, 2004)

    This is proly the best shell I have used but like any other shell and skin it gets old fast. Replacing the shell and skinning your OC is nothing but a fun toy. I tend yo always find the basic, simple, yet reliable defualt shells are always best when it comes to acctualy geting stuff done. 5 stars

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    PC Rat

    Reviewing 2.8 Beta Build 2802 (Aug 2, 2004)

    "Try Litestep it does virtually everything that this does and it's free"

    It's also ten times more difficult to figure out and use.

    Again: Talisman has a great balance of features ~and~ usability. For the $25 spent on Talisman you'll save $1,000 in heartburn trying to get LiteStep to work !

    The DataRat

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    klumy

    Reviewing 2.8 Beta Build 2802 (Jul 31, 2004)

    I'm amazed about the functionality of Talisman. This one belongs to the best available skinning software available on the net !!

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