28 Gorgeous Ways To Redesign Your Computer Desktop

    Icon overload begone.

    Alex Naidus
    by Alex Naidus

    BuzzFeed Staff

    There are some basic customization tools and skins you can use to get desktops like these. It's worth checking out these resources:

    – Rainmeter (PC desktop customization template)

    – GeekTool (Mac desktop customization template)

    – Organizational Wallpapers

    – Fences (PC-only desktop icon organizer)

    1.

    Flickr: ibadatqayyum

    Uses: Rainmeter, organiC 2.0 skin and Simple Media add on for clock and date.

    More details here.

    2.

    reddit.com

    Uses: A bunch of Rainmeter customizations and a Soeima Rainlendar skin for the calendar.

    More details here.

    3.

    Flickr: sebber91

    Uses: This wallpaper and then a bunch of different modified skins. Definitely doable, but would need to do some under-the-hood tweaking.

    More details here.

    4.

    Flickr: sebber91

    Uses: This wallpaper, the Social Launcher Rainmeter tool and a variety of modified skins.

    More details here.

    5.

    lifehacker.com

    More details here.

    6.

    reddit.com

    Uses: Custom background. That's it!

    More details here.

    7.

    Flickr: joergermeister

    Uses: Rainmeter and this wallpaper.

    More details here.

    8.

    Flickr: joergermeister

    Uses: Rainmeter, Singlepix Sidebar for weather and clock and this wallpaper.

    More details here.

    9.

    Flickr: sebber91

    Uses: Rainmeter with RocketDock launcher.

    More details here.

    10.

    Flickr: rexxx

    Uses: Rainmeter.

    11.

    Flickr: astateofflux

    Uses: Rainmeter and a modified version of this wallpaper.

    More details here.

    12.

    onefriend.deviantart.com

    Uses: This wallpaper.

    13.

    reddit.com

    Uses: This wallpaper.

    14.

    reddit.com

    Uses: This wallpaper.

    15.

    Flickr: renaissancewind

    Uses: GeekTool.

    16.

    reddit.com

    Uses: Rainmeter, the Calvin and Hobbes font (!) and some customized panels.

    More details here.

    17.

    Flickr: alfurd

    Uses: Rainmeter. Specific skin isn't specified, but I imagine it's something called, like, Most Minimalist Thing Ever.

    More details here.

    18.

    Flickr: yboris

    Uses: Customized Rainmeter theme and this wallpaper.

    More details here.

    19.

    tiffanymullins.com

    Uses: This desktop organizer template.

    More details here.

    20.

    serendipitousthings.com

    Uses: One of a suite of desktop organizer templates found here.

    More details here.

    21.

    Flickr: mcenroe

    Uses: GeekTool, this wallpaper and some slightly advanced customizations for the date and weather.

    More details here.

    22.

    Flickr: joergermeister

    Uses: Rainmeter with customizations and this wallpaper.

    More details here.

    23.

    Flickr: joergermeister

    Uses: Rainmeter, the Token icon set and this wallpaper.

    More details here.

    24.

    reddit.com

    Uses: Rainmeter, Rainlendar calendar and this wallpaper.

    More details here.

    25.

    lifehacker.com

    Uses: Conky (a Linux desktop customizer), this wallpaper and the gmusic browser plugin.

    More details here.

    26.

    Flickr: neocity

    Uses: Rainmeter and RocketDock.

    More details here.

    27.

    Flickr: 35043861@N08

    Uses: Rainmeter, this wallpaper and Token and Turpial icons.

    More details here.

    28.

    Flickr: aonsager

    Uses: GeekTool and iCalBuddy for the to-do lists and calendar.

    More details here.