Iconoid is a Windows desktop icon manager. 

• Make icon backgrounds transparent
• Select any color for icon backgrounds
• Save and Restore Icon positions for each (or every) screen resolution
• Select any color for icon text
• Automatically or manually select the best color for the text background
• Dynamically hide icons when you don't need them and show them when you do
• Quickly minimize all windows so that you can see your desktop wallpaper.
• See the help files (which include screen shots) for even more information.

What makes Iconoid different than other Iconmanagers?

• Only Iconoid hides and shows the icons when you need them.
• Only Iconoid insures that when you restore icon positions, the saved positions do not overlay other icons.  Iconoid goes to great lengths to insure that all Icons are visible when you restore Icon positions.
• Iconoid can be completely hidden or live in the system tray.
• Iconoid is customizable.  For example, you can decide what options appear in the tray popup so that you don't have to see a cluttered list of items you don't use.
• Iconoid can determine the optimal text background color whenever the wallpaper changes -- automatically.
• Iconoid comes with complete source.

How does it work?

Iconoid runs either either as a system tray icon, or completelyhidden. It watches where your cursor moves and looks for changes to thedesktop.

When the cursor moves off of the desktop, Iconoid might hide thedesktop icons so that you can see the wallpaper better. When you movethe mouse back to the desktop, the icons reappear.

Iconoid also looks for changes to the wallpaper (file size or name)and if it sees that the wallpaper has changed, it forces the icon colorsback to your specifications (color or transparent).

Who might want Iconoid?

• Anyone who wants transparent icon backgrounds.
• Anyone who changes wallpaper frequently.
• Anyone who wants a very fast method of hiding screens.
• Anyone who changes screen resolutions and wants to preserve icon positions (gamers, for example).