We are less than a month away from the official start of summer, and we've been talking about it over the past few weeks here. Last week, we looked at some animated wallpapers for you beach lovers, and today we'll look at some WindowBlinds skins for that same summer theme.

If you have a favorite skin that you use for summer, let us know in the comments below and be sure to post them in our monthly desktop screenshot thread here.

Beach

Summer Green

Summer Slice

Tropicali

We recently announced the brand new DeskScapes 11 (the beta is available exclusively through Object Desktop). Users can animate their desktop backgrounds, add customization to personal photos and tons more. While we're in the beta phase, we encourage users to submit bugs and suggested changes. Head over to this thread.

Beta 2 Changelog:

• Fixes issue with the 4K flag on some dreams showing incorrectly
• Alters screensavers to terminate process vs exit on mouse move etc
• Fixes issue with screensaver applied message up and being able to make app look hung
• Tweak to wallpaper change detection
• Tweak for performance loading up playlists
• Small tweak to the font size on search checkboxes
• May fix issue with remote desktop - should no longer pause
• New option for playlists where it will change either after X seconds if non-video or when the video ends (if a video)
  User-submitted request: https://forums.stardock.com/504876/
• Now has options to update playlists if new files added (must read folder)
• Installer tweaks

The sun is out and it's time to start looking for a place to have a nice vacation at! If you can't travel yet, you can turn your desktop background into an animated paradise with DeskScapes. With DeskScapes you can download and use a wide variety of animated and static wallpapers to turn your desktop into a tropical paradise, or anything else you would like!

Check out some of our favorites, and find more in the DeskScapes gallery here.

Hawaiian Sunset Cafe

Day at the Beach (Triggered)

Tropical Beach from Above

Grand Turk Waves

It seems like not long ago we were posting this similar article about spring. Well summer arrives in a little over a month, and I think it's going to be a hot one. Summer is a fun season to skin as there are a variety of WindowBlinds skins, animated wallpapers for DeskScapes, CursorFX themes and more you can use! There are also plenty of landscape wallpapers to have your desktop feel like it's on a tropical vacation.

We'll be showing off and featuring more summer inspired skins soon, but please leave any favorites in the comments below!

Beach (WindowBlinds)

Tropical Beach Under the Coconut Palm (DeskScapes animated wallpaper)

Net Surfer (CursorFX)

Seaside Relaxation (Wallpapers)

It's May and that means it's time for another monthly desktop screenshot thread in the forums! Are you getting a summer desktop ready yet, or sticking with more of a spring theme? Let us know and post your desktop in the forum and lets us know what skins you are using!

Post your desktops to the monthly thread here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/504755/

(This is a news thread and will be locked. Screenshot taken by 2of3)

Master skinner and long-time WinCustomize member 2of3 has been sharing some awesome WindowBlinds skins, and I wanted to feature some of them in the news this week. 

Thanks for creating these wonderful themes, and we can't wait to see more!

Gekko

Sovereign

Cole

Radiolux

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a trending color called Electric Tangerine. I think it's a beautiful spring and summer color, and I think at least a few of you agreed. 2of3 and don5318 have released WindowBlinds skins that have some of that color integrated in the design.

These are both fantastic skins so be sure to check them both out!

Cole by 2of3

Tangerine II by don5318

Thanks for taking time to create and share these skins with the WinCustomize community!

We've mentioned spring desktop wallpapers recently, but of course there's much more you can do for spring than just change your wallpaper. 

One of my favorite skins to use for spring is from don5318 called Simple Green. This is a nice WindowBlinds skin that has an overall minimal design, but with beautiful touches of spring colors sprinkled in.

Not specifically designed for spring, but Reality by LightStar has a perfect color scheme that matches well with a bunch of spring and nature themed wallpapers.

There's no shortage of spring animated wallpapers for DeskScapes, but one you should definitely check out is Spring Falls from AzDude which has a beautiful waterfall scene.

Spring is here along with a new month and that means it's time for another desktop screenshot thread! Are you rocking a spring theme this month? Something more sci-fi, maybe? Well post a screenshot and let us know what skins and themes you are using!

Post your desktops to the monthly thread here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/504372/

(This is a news thread and will be locked. Screenshot taken by Chasbo)

We have been producing some additional triggered animated wallpapers for DeskScapes. Some of these are video based .dreams and some are more dynamic using still images that will change over the course of a day. 

There are more coming out, but I wanted to highlight a few to start the week off.

See more animated wallpapers for DeskScapes here.

Looking Up at the Sky

Day and night sky triggered animated wallpaper of a "looking up" scene in the mountains.

Day at the Beach

Triggered animated wallpaper showing 3 different beach scenes for sunrise, afternoon, and sunset.