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DeskLayer Update — 60 FPS DWM Smoothness, Zero-Freeze Autohide & Hub Polish Hi everyone! This update delivers massive engine-level stability improvements, completely eliminating presentation stalls and input freezes during dock interaction, along with smarter auto-hide behavi
DeskLayer Update Steam Workshop Creator Controls Creators can now update their existing Workshop items directly from the item details page. Creators can delete their own Workshop uploads. Improved the update flow so it’s clearer which local content will replace the existing item.
Major Performance Update: Zero Freezes, Peak Responsiveness & Memory Overhaul! Hello everyone! We have just deployed a critical performance update for DeskLayer focused entirely on smoothness, responsiveness, and rock-solid stability. Over the past three days, we tracked down
Fixed idle freeze / slow interaction Fixed issues where the dock, taskbar, tray, clock, and app tabs became extremely slow after prolonged idle periods. Reduced accumulated background work clogging the WPF Dispatcher. Offloaded heavy operations such as AppBar, Explorer, and windo
A major update is now live focusing on core system stability, eliminating UI freezes in Gap Mode, resolving responsiveness issues, and improving the Widget Editor. Core Stability and Performance Fixed UI Freezes and Hangs in Gap Mode Resolved an issue where running in Gap Mode or
Hey everyone, DeskLayer v1.1 is out, but I want to address the elephant in the room and sincerely apologize for being so quiet lately, as well as the complete lack of proper marketing around this release. To be completely honest, I couldn't bring myself to actively promote or hyp
DeskLayer v1.1 Patch Notes Update Period: August 8, 2026 – September 8, 2026 1. Community Workshop Integration and Ecosystem In-App Workshop Browser: Direct browsing for community presets, taskbars, widgets, and wallpapers with categorized filter chips (Most Subscribed, Top Rated
DeskLayer v1.1 is scheduled to drop on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM WITA (11:00 AM UTC) . This upcoming milestone represents a massive architectural overhaul of our desktop customization engine. We have completely rewritten core subsystems to cut idle resource
Start with Windows Honest one: I think some of you were frustrated that DeskLayer did not open on its own when Windows started, so you had to launch it yourself every time. That is fixed. New "Start with Windows" toggle in Settings, under System. Turn it on and DeskLayer launches
DeskLayer: Smoother day-to-day Windows and the dock get along better • Summon the dock over a maximized app without it flickering or resizing your window. Maximizing now snaps instantly, with no slow animation or blink. • When a window covering the dock is minimized, the dock and
DeskLayer — Quick Patch: Easier to start + smart editing New here? Take the tour First time you open DeskLayer, a short guided tour points out the wallpaper, taskbar, and widgets. One-click "Apply a starter look" sets up a full starter scene — a taskbar, a live wallpaper, and a f
A quick follow-up focused on stability. Fixed a crash that could close DeskLayer during heavy window switching, most noticeable with Chromium browsers (Opera, Edge, Chrome). This is the main fix. Fixed the hotkey-summoned taskbar not appearing over a maximized app. Fixed the task
Honestly the editor felt clunky to actually use, so this one is a fast quality-of-life pass. I moved controls where they belong, simplified the panels, added a few new toys, and fixed a batch of stability issues. Editor: easier to read, less clutter Inspector regrouped. Quick con
Fixes Fixed the taskbar occasionally disappearing after switching designs or on launch ,it now reloads itself instead of going blank. Sorry to anyone who hit this! Solo dev, patching fast. More coming , bug reports welcome on Discord 💙
Share your full design, not just the layout Presets and taskbars you share now carry their custom CSS/JS and assets , the person who imports it sees exactly what you built, not a stripped-down version Importing a design that ships custom code shows a one-time heads-up first (it r
It's out. After a few months building this mostly at night, DeskLayer is finally on Steam. New here? DeskLayer replaces your Windows taskbar with a floating dock you design yourself, adds live wallpapers, and drops widgets on your desktop - clock, weather, system monitor, and wha