Fly on Desktop for Windows download

Product snapshot

Fly on Desktop is a free novelty application for Windows created by Drive-software. It’s classified in the Home & Hobby category under prank/entertainment tools and is designed to place animated flies on your desktop as a visual gag.

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Release and listing history

Added to the site catalog in 2011.
Current build: 1.3, with the most recent update released on 5/10/2012.

Download figures and recent activity

Recent downloads (last week): 93
Total downloads to date: 65,765

Usage and geographic reach

Most active user bases include: India, United States, Indonesia.

Size, requirements, and localization

Lightweight install: it requires less disk space than many other Home & Hobby titles.
Compatible with older Windows releases such as Windows 95 and other earlier versions.
Available interface languages include: French, English, German.

Technical

Title

Fly on Desktop

Requirements

Windows

Language

English

Available languages

German
English
French

License

Free

Latest update

2024-04-02

Author

Drive software

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