Bring the Windows 7 Gadget Feature to XP and Vista with Thoosje Sevenbar

If i remember correctly, i used to share in my blog nearly a year ago about Thoosje Sidebar, a cool freeware where users get to either add a Windows Sidebar to XP or replace the default Sidebar in Windows Vista. That being said, now that Windows 7 is available in retail outlets, users might be desperate to have Windows 7's gadget platform instead of Sidebar on their machine.

It happens so that Thoosje had developed a new freeware named Thoosje Sevenbar way back in late August 2009, even before the official launch of Windows 7. Thi little freeware runs best on Windows XP, Vista and 7, though i think we'd pass on using it on Windows 7 as its functionality with Thoosje's are nearly the same. Like the default Windows 7 gadget platform, Thoosje Sevenbar allows users to place gadgets everywhere on the desktop and meanwhile, eliminating the Sidebar Toggle feature used in the default Vista Sidebar and the old Thoosje Sidebar (where users can toggle the sidebar to show hidden gadgets). Other than that, Thoosje Sevenbar runs just like good old Thoosje Sidebar. 

 Thoosje Sevenbar's Gadgets Properties, showing more gadgets compared to the older Thoosje Sidebar

According to Thoosje.com, the new Sevenbar uses 50% less memory and runs faster than the default Sidebar. In the process of writing this post, i downloaded and tested the Thoosje Sevenbar and Thoosje are not lying about these claimed features. Thoosje Sevenbar uses extremely less memory if compared to the older Thoosje Sidebar, while it actually runs as fast as the default Windows 7 gadget platform, and run much faster than the default Vista Sidebar. But i am slightly disappointed to learn that Sevenbar is quite taxing on user's CPU; a problem Thoosje never solve since the Thoosje Sidebar days.

Extreme Contrast: Thoosje Sevenbar uses less memory than the older Thoosje Sidebar, but the CPU utilization is quite high

All in all, this freeware customization tool is still a nice alternative for users with a PC with powerful CPU speed searching for replacements to their Sidebar.


Download Thoosje Sevenbar now, or visit their official Sevenbar site for more information.