Multidash - Mulitply Your Dashboard Space

Dashboard is one of the best tools available in OS X. With a single click of the keyboard, or a flick of the mouse, you can bring up a whole screen covered in miniature applications providing everything from statistics to new Mac tips. But because Dashboard is just so useful, sometimes you end up with too many widgets and an cluttered Dashboard. Jason Barry’s Multidash appears to be the solution to this.

Multidash is a small, but powerful, widget that sits on your Dashboard storing a list of alternate Dashboard layouts. Once it is installed, a few simple clicks allow you to multiply your Dashboard real estate by as many times as you want.

The widget is very simple to use, albeit disappointingly glitchy. Furthermore, when it switches between Dashboards it “kills” your dock, so minimized windows pop open again before the new Dashboard layout opens.

Although Multidash has its problems, it is still a formidable widget that accomplishes its task. If you work on a smaller screen or just have a ton of widgets, Multidash may be the solution to all your Dashboard problems.

If you aren’t satisfied by what Multidash has to offer, there are a few other solutions to a cluttered Dashboard. One thing to try is moving widgets to the desktop. You could also take a look at Virtual Dashboard, which offers a similar feature set to Multidash.

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