Snow Transformation Pack makes your Windows 7 PC look like it's running OS X

Filed under: Fun, Utilities, Windows
I'm pretty happy with the way Windows 7 looks out of the box. The vast majority of our readers seem to like the new look, too -- especially the fact that it's highly customizable. But suppose you want to do more than play with sliders to adjust the hue and opacity? Suppose you want to drape a Mac's gray-and-purple cloak over your desktop?

Take a look at Snow Transformation Pack. It's one of the most faithful, complete OS X skins I've ever seen and it's a breeze to install. Just download the pack, install it, and two reboots (one is required to disable UAC, another to load modified system files) later your Windows desktop looks remarkably similar to a real Mac running Snow Leopard.

Despite the visual overhaul, you won't lose any functionality. As you can see, taskbar thumbnails still work just fine (as do jump lists) and you can still rearrange icons to your heart's content. Window controls (minimize/restore/maximize) remain on the right -- where you're used to seeing them on your Windows system.

STP even skins Internet Explorer to look a bit like Safari, and the familiar OS X style dock is included as well -- courtesy of RK Launcher. There's even a stacks docklet included, which is one of my favorite features of the OS X dock.

I tested the Snow Transformation Pack on a netbook running 32-bit Windows 7 Starter, but reports from other reviewers seem to indicate that it will run on 64-bit installs as well. If you give it a try, share your thoughts with us in the comments!

[via Life Rocks 2.0]
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