![]() Support for traditional desktop software is planned in the future, but Microsoft’s solution, like Stardock’s, won’t support programs with modified title bars. But Sets will only work with universal Windows apps at launch. Sets will also tie into the operating system’s Timeline functionality to let you pick up where you left off in-app when using it, which Groupy can’t match. ![]() Want proof that this cures a core Windows headache? After Groupy’s beta launch in November, Microsoft announced plans for a similar functionality in Windows, dubbed Windows 10 Sets. The software’s performance impact is minimal-just a couple megabytes of memory, and the barest of CPU percentages when you’re shifting windows around. The benefits are similar to running multiple virtual desktops devoted to separate dedicated tasks without, you know, having to juggle multiple virtual desktops, while the Windows keyboard shortcuts burned into your brain still work like a charm. But once I coaxed into a group I couldn’t add new windows to the group until I switched to another tab that wasn’t so finicky.ĭespite those minor inconveniences, Groupy has streamlined the way I work (and game) while dramatically decluttering my monitors over the month I’ve been using it. Merging apps into the custom-skinned launcher proved impossible, though I could drag it into other apps to create groups. I couldn’t convince Steam or Origin to merge with any programs whatsoever, dashing my dreams of a single gaming window to rule them all. Groupy hiccups with programs that use a custom skin on their title bar, including game launchers like Origin,, and Steam. You can tweak the way grouped tabs look, fine-tune how you’d like to tell Groupy to bundle windows together, add exceptions for applications you never want to group, and more. ![]() The Groupy app itself is clean and straightforward. After using Groupy 1.0 for a couple of weeks, I’ve found the “automatically group similar windows” option especially handy when I’m juggling File Explorer windows or multiple Microsoft Office files. Those features are disabled by default, but can be enabled in the app’s “Grouping” options. You can also have Groupy automatically group similar windows together as long as they aren’t already in another group, or group new windows together automatically if you’re holding down the Ctrl key when you launch the program. Minimizing an app in a group drops the entire collection down into your Windows taskbar. You can still Alt + Tab to switch between programs like normal, or use Groupy’s Win + S shortcut to switch between the tabs in a specific group. When a group gets down to a single tab, the open app reverts to a standard window. ![]() Dragging an app’s tab out from the Groupy file bar pops it back into a standalone window, and hovering your mouse over a tab shows a preview of its contents. You could have a a window dedicated to a gaming session-with the Task Manager, Spotify, and populating individual tabs, for example-or a window with tabs devoted to multiple open instances of Excel spreadsheets or Firefox browsers. Groupy cures that headache by allowing you to group entirely separate programs, or multiple instances of the same program, into a single desktop window. And Stardock’s newest superb offering, Groupy, turns your myriad open windows into the equivalent of browser tabs.Īll too often I find myself drowning in open windows, especially since you can’t have multiple File Explorer locations open simultaneously in the same window. Start10 restores the ho-hum modern Start Menu to the glories of its heyday. But for years, Stardock has offered software worth paying for by following a simple formula: Identify a problem with Windows, then fix it for a reasonable price. Compelling free programs are a dime a dozen on PCs these days.
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