Security News > 2021 > March > How to customize your Windows 10 desktop with these free tools
With Windows, you've got an almost limitless number of free, open-source and paid apps to customize the appearance of desktop.
In this article, we're going to share a list of open-source and free tools to change the desktop wallpaper animation when you move your cursor, add support for widgets, and more.
Rainmeter is an open-source and free tool to customize the desktop of Windows 10 and older versions.
You can use this open-source tool to change the look and feel of Windows desktop with gadgets, such as a clock, network, and more.
Lively Wallpaper is an open-source tool that will let you turn video, GIF, and HTML into Windows desktop wallpaper.
At the moment, you can only pin the MSN news widget to the desktop and the widget will float over other apps.
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