Desktop Poet is "fridge poetry" for the desktop of your Macintosh.

Desktop Poet presents you with your choice of hundreds of word tiles on your desktop or "virtual fridge" area. Compose imaginative prose by forming words into sentences or phrases or just take a break from the stresses of life and doodle or brainstorm to your heart's content!

Poetry from the comfort of your Mac
Put down the pen and paper! Welcome your poetry process to the 21st century. Desktop Poet takes advantage of the fact that it is on a computer to both increase the available vocabulary and decrease the number of tiles. It does this by allowing a single tile to have more than one word on it. Highlight the word, click escape, and see the variations of that word available to use. Want to define a word? Press the control key, select define word, and you will be taken to that specific listing at www.dictionary.com.

Take your mind and imagination to uncharted territory
Desktop Poet visually helps the brainstormer or novelist in you with clearer thinking, more imaginative projects, and better organized writing. Break through the writers block by easily expanding on your free flowing thought process. Shift around key words to "see" what you are thinking. Find related words by pressing the control key, highlighting the applicable word, selecting define word, and you will be taken to that specific listing at www.thesaurus.com.

Kids also love Desktop Poet!
Tired of the shoot-em-up games that aren't necessarily suitable for your kids? Desktop Poet helps younger kids grasp simple word structure while older kids can showcase their creative flair. Whether in the classroom or at home, kids "play" with language and, in the process, learn. See for yourself why educators find Desktop Poet a truly educational and unique tool.

"If you took a survey of elementary, middle and high school teachers, I would bet you a million bucks that they would agree that the lack of correct grammar is a tool that has been lost along the way. The use of spelling and grammar are not stressed enough in our society today. Good for you, Mariner and thank you for Desktop Poet."

Jackie Wray Retired school teacher

Find your inspiration, send it to a friend
Make your own word lists with any topic (Desktop Poet comes with word lists for sports, classic movie stars, celebrities, scientific terms, and other such things). Export your poems and ideas as a JPEG, TIFF or HTML and send them to your friends, family and colleagues.

What look do YOU want to see?
Desktop Poet can display a dozen different background images, courtesy of The3dStudio.com; or supply your own. Everything else is configurable too: the font, the layout, colors, tile styles, everything.

Who needs Desktop Poet?

• Poets
• Writers
• Playwrights
• Screenwriters
• Authors
• Educators
• Students
• Brainstormers
• Doodlers