Desktop Character Layout

Product Name

Overview

Desktop Character Layout (DCL) is a lightweight utility that divides your desktop into a workspace and a character display area, so that keeps your character art visible on your PC desktop while you work or study.

You can freely customize both character and background images and even enjoy simple conversations using the OpenAI API or supported local LLMs.

Key Features

・It automatically arranges the desktop into separate workspace and character display areas, and arranges your opened files, folders, and web pages within the workspace.

・You can swap character art and background images in seconds, including images you created with AI.

・Multiple layout styles are supported: show the character on the right, left, or both sides, and you can scale and position the image.

・By connecting to the OpenAI API, or to supported local LLM environments, the character can engage in simple conversations with you.

In addition to customizing the character’s personality, a simple memory feature has also been added.

・You can assign backgrounds independently to the full desktop, the workspace area, and the character space.

・Your display settings are automatically saved and restored at startup. You can also save multiple presets and load them instantly.

・The app shows recommended image specs (sizes, etc.) based on your current PC setup.

・It’s designed to stay lightweight and simple, so it won’t get in the way while you’re working in other applications.

Contents

・Executable (Windows 64-bit)

・README

・User Guide

・Save data, character images, and background images used to recreate the scenes shown on the product page

System Requirements

Windows 10/11 (64-bit). Multi-display not yet supported.

Price

$4 USD (tax included)

Demo

Please try before purchase (90-minute limit).

Download: Desktop Character Layout v1.2.2 trial

Creator’s note

Thank you for your interest in Desktop Character Layout. I plan to continue adding features over time. I hope you enjoy using it.

Note: Distributing self-made images used with DCL — including for commercial purposes — is absolutely fine. I look forward to seeing your creations.

Update History

2025-10-18:

Released Desktop Character Layout v1.0.0

2025-11-01:

Updated to Desktop Character Layout v1.1.0

・Added full-screen background image (kept at the bottom-most layer)

・Bug fixes (UI checkbox not reflecting background image ON/OFF, corrected JSON path settings in sample_savedata, etc.)

2025-12-07:

Updated to Desktop Character Layout v1.2.0

・Added simple conversation support using the OpenAI API or local LLMs

・Bundled additional character images (maid, wizard) and background images (mansion interior)

2025-12-18: