Desk Lamp for Mac

Quick summary

Desk Lamp is a trial Mac utility designed to help you save Spotlight searches and tag or rate files for easier organization and tracking. It fits into the Utilities category, specifically among launcher and desktop helper tools.

Compatibility and language

Runs on Mac OS X and earlier Mac releases
Interface and support are provided in English

Release details

Current build: 0.9
Last update published: July 26, 2006

Distribution and popularity

Since being listed in our catalog in 2006, this title has been downloaded 319 times in total. Activity was quiet most recently — there were no recorded downloads last week.

Size and system impact

This program is relatively small and light on disk space compared with many other utilities in the same category, so it won’t require a large amount of storage.

Suggested alternative

CheatSheet — free, recommended as a substitute if you’re looking for similar functionality without the trial limitations

Technical

Title

Desk Lamp

Requirements

Language

No language has been specified.

Available languages

License

Free Trial

Latest update

2019-02-13

Author

Desklampx

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