Tile Editor 8.1 1.1.2.8

Create a wide variety of tiles you can personalize in detail and pin to the Start screen
From the launch of the first mobile phones on the worldwide markets users have been looking for ways of making them more appealing and better suited to their needs.

The more recent handsets are no exception and as long as there are elements of the system that can be tweaked, their users will want to add a personal touch in every spot.

Featuring a wide range of app tiles and a lot of customization possibilities, Tile Editor 8.1 is one tool that will certainly fit the bill for a good deal of Windows Phone users.

Clean interface, with a practical touch

This app comes with a very nice interface, featuring some cool graphics that are consistent from end to end. The functions and commands are all easy to reach and place conveniently inside the tile editing screens corresponding to the several types of shortcuts you can create.

Going through the various sections of the app is smooth and glitch-free, while the commands and functions you will need are all conveniently placed, easy to reach and use.

The preview area is placed in the upper side of the screen, with all the controls and tools under it, so it is pretty easy to see how the modifications are applied in real time.

Choose the type of shortcut and associated action

When creating the projects you have to make a few choices, with regard to the activation of the wide tile and of the shortcut name before moving on to the really important selections.

Tile Editor 8.1 offers you the possibility to generate pretty much any kind of tile you want, from simply decorative ones, with no functions, to those for accessing webpages or system settings, as well as for starting various actions.

Thus, you can have special shortcuts for starting calls, sending messages, launching an installed application and many more. After deciding which kind of tile you want to create, the next step is to pick the action, type in the URL address, specify the app to be opened and there are a lot of choices at your disposal.

Plenty of customization possibilities for each tile

The application allows you to add several layers onto the same tile, so you can try a lot of combinations until you obtain the perfect design for your shortcuts. There are several categories you can choose form and each of them has quite a few entries you can go through.

For every selected layer it is possible to perform a lot of adjustments to move, scale or rotate it inside the preview tile, choose alpha blend and opacity options, choose a color or an image to fill the selected design and even add a border effect.

The neat thing about Tile Editor 8.1 is that you can personalize each of the 3 tile sizes and you can even transfer to the wide one the layers from the medium size tile.

Unfortunately, there are some limitations for the trial version, more precisely A single tile can be pinned and no more than 3 layers can be added onto each of the custom shortcuts you create.

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softpedia rating

4.5/5

user rating

UNRATED
0.0/5
 

0/5

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Hits & Misses

hits

  • supports creating a lot of tile types
  • offers plenty of possible actions for each tile
  • tiles support multiple layers
  • all tiles can come in all 3 sizes

misses

  • takes up a lot of battery power
Bottom Line
Design / UI9
 

The nice appearance of this app and the fluent navigation among its various areas help it score very well here.

Function10
 

The utility comes with an impressive number of types of tiles users can create, while also offering an impressive array of customizations.

Security10
 

As Tile Editor 8.1 remains discreet during its run time, without touching any system areas it is safe to have it installed.

Battery4
 

The application needs a substantial amount of energy to function, so the battery usage will be high, even if the utility is in the background.

Price9
 

The app puts up a solid performance and can be evaluated fully, so users will be able to get a good idea about its capabilities before paying to unlock the restricted features.

Compatibility8
 

Those with more recent Windows Phone powered devices will be able to install and run this utility, as it needs version 8.1 and above of the operating system.

Editor's Review
EXCELLENT
Reviewed by Olivian Puha, last updated on March 18th, 13:05 GMT.
Specifications
price:
0.99
current version:
1.1.2.8
reviewed version:
1.1.2.8
developer:
Venetasoft
category:
SYSTEM & SHELL
os version req.:
8.1
age rating:
N/A
in-app purchases:
Yes. unlock features, add extra functions
hits:
387

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