You can have the deskbar branded with your own logo. You can use your corporate colors and text for background. Add your background image ("skin") and build a fully branded deskbar to be placed on the screen of your customers!

You can have unlimited number of buttons on your deskbar. Each button can have a menu that pop-ups when the button is clicked. Alternatively clicking on a button can take users to a predefined page located somewhere on the Web. Each location can be opened in a new web browser window.

Unlike other deskbars our deskbar is only 180KB size. It can be easily installed even by those of your customers who have a low-speed internet connection.

That allows your customers to perform a search from your Deskbar. The users can enter either a question or keyword(s) and hit the "Enter" key on the keyboard, or click the "Search" button to search on your site or to search using search engine of your choice (multiple search options are possible). Users can view a history of their recent searches by clicking the down arrow on the right side of the search box. Your users can also perform searches by selecting a desired text on any web page and then dragging and dropping that text into the search box on the Deskbar. Once the text is “dropped” into the search box, search will be automatically performed for that text (no need to click the "Search" button).

With our deskbar you can use the advantages of built-in address bar and DNS catcher. You can configure that if the user of the deskbar mistypes an URL he will be redirected to YOUR page instead of standard explorer DNS error and Error 404 pages. You can also configure the deskbar so that whenever the user enters a word into Explorer address bar he gets redirected to your page.

Deskbar menus and submenus can be created from the output of server side scripts (such as PHP, Perl, CGI or ASP). This can be “Top 10 items”, “hot list”, “more search results” and so on. You can specify what buttons the deskbar will have. You can also specify what menu contents to show, basing on, for example, current URL opened in the browser or unique DESKBAR ID. DESKBAR ID can be used to give personal appearance and features to your deskbar customers. You can also have different features set like the one for logged in users and another for those who are not logged in. The DESKBAR ID stays the same after deskbar is updated and even if the deskbar was removed and installed again later.

Several configuration files can be used for the deskbar. This allows you to create several different appearances for your users or have several versions of deskbar in different languages.

It opens a window into a world of new opportunities. In our recent version you can script the deskbar with JavaScript.

Users can access important sections of your Web site quickly and simply by using a drop-down menu on the deskbar. Providing quick links to the most relevant sections of your Web site right from the start you save your users' time. Each link can be opened in a new browser window. You can have unlimited menu items and submenus in deskbar.

You can make your deskbar interactive by adding animated icons and images.

The highlight feature allows your users to locate their search terms on the search results page(s). By clicking the "Highlight" button your users will be able to highlight all their search terms in different colors on the search results page. The highlight feature is a toggle switch that may be turned on and off simply by clicking on it.

If you want to keep your users informed and achieve higher interaction level you can put a scrolling news ticker or flashing news notifications on the deskbar. You can implement server side scripts to deliver news to customers of your deskbar.

You can put a mini webpage on your deskbar. It is the open sesame to unlimited deskbar content. This way you can put notifications, banners, animations and sounds into your deskbar. You can put this page directly on a deskbar (BANNER feature) or as a mini-page that opens up when the user clicks a button in a deskbar (BUBBLE feature).

Allows your users to customize their deskbar. They can define what buttons they wish to have on the deskbar and select desired search options. Also your users can set their own preferences like: whether they want text labels for the buttons or icons only, to choose width of the text box, colors for the menu and a font to use in deskbar menus.

It is possible to run external application by clicking a button or menu item on the deskbar. You can run system commands, open Notepad to edit a file or you can launch .EXE applications that you distribute with the deskbar. You can pass the keywords into command line.

You can put edit boxes on your deskbar. You can also put password box on your deskbar that masks typed symbols with "*".

Once downloaded the deskbar gets installed automatically and integrated into user's browser.

Your dynamic Deskbar can include XML files from an HTTP server. By altering a single XTM file on your web server you can completely change the look and operations on your Deskbar without the need for your customers to upgrade it. All changes would be caught on the fly. No programming knowledge is required.

This feature allows your users to uninstall the deskbar. You can associate this feature to any menu item or button in your deskbar. After uninstalling the user will be redirected to a special page that can be defined in configuration file.

The Deskbar remembers recent search queries. The search history can be accessed by clicking on a down arrow on the right side of the search box. The Clear Search History option allows your users to clear the history of the search box.

Once the user selects “about” item in the menu, the popup window will show the latest Deskbar version information and your company details.

You can put the configuration .XML file within deskbar distributive, but also you can put it on your web sever achieving truly dynamic deskbar behavior. By altering a single XML file on your web server, you can completely change the look and operation of the deskbar without the need for your customers to upgrade the deskbar.

You can distribute static HTML pages, Music, Flash and even executable programs (.EXE) with your deskbar. Integrate your .EXE with the deskbar and provide unique functionality to deskbar users.

With the Deskbar you can add select-style combo boxes to your deskbar, add static texts and buttons with custom graphics. Menu elements can have custom styles including the color for menu background, color for menu texts you can also specify colors used for highlighting of menu items. The deskbar can be configured to have resizable edit and combo boxes to adapt to the different screen resolutions and user preferences.

You can open any link in a mini browser that seems to jump out of your deskbar. Search results or any other information could be placed into the mini browser. You can build a consistent interface with the web for your users' convenience.

You can open any link in a mini browser that seems to jump out of your deskbar. Search results or any other information could be placed into the mini browser. You can build a consistent interface with the web for your users' convenience.

Deskbar has external program interface. You can access deskbar properties (to read or write) via JavaScript. You also can pass this information to the server, forming a special response when user clicks a button or menu item in the deskbar. Properties available from JavaScript include current version of the deskbar, Unique Deskbar ID, User ID that you can set/read, user name and user password. By using it you can implement authentication through the deskbar, provide exclusive content for deskbar users, etc.

Need SMS, quotes, currency converter or translation feature in your deskbar? Make sure to check the developer corner on our website. We can provide you with scripts that will allow you to have all the above. Unsure how to achieve something? Want an extra feature? Please contact us at support@besttoolbars.net .

Unsure if the feature you are looking for is supported? Please ask our sales@besttoolbars.net . Suggest a new feature to us and we will make this feature a part of our next deskbar version that you'll get for FREE. What if you need specific feature? Please ask our development department to implement it for you. Basing on your specifications we will provide free estimation for the development. Our rate for custom software development is $20 USD per hour.