ProgressBars

Working in a crowded environment or having a lot of people in your household can sometimes lead to people tampering with your computer or sneaking a peek.

However, they wouldn't be snooping around if they saw a progress bar loading on your screen and maybe some scary lines of text next to them, right? Here's where ProgressBars steps in.

This application can be easily installed on the target computer, as you don't need to perform any complicated steps nor configure any advanced parameters.

The only things you need to do are accepting the End User License Agreement, specifying a destination path on your computer and deciding whether or not shortcut icons should be created.

You can turn to ProgressBars if you need to display progress bars along with customized fragments of text on your screen, whether for protecting your desktop, fooling your boss or just decorating your screen.

The text fragments can be customized or selected from a menu, depending on which one works better for you. The progress bars can also be customized by adjusting the speed variation and specifying the slowest speed value.

Visually-wise, its interface is not among the most eye-catching ones, as it features an old theme that resembles obsolete work environments with standard gray color schemes.

Also, you might need to test its controls one or two times to familiarize yourself with their purpose. It is worth mentioning that once you launch the animation, your computer will be in a loop of drawing the same progress bar over and over again. The only way to stop it is to hold the "Shift" key on your computer until the animation ends and click the hidden button.

If you want to generate a realistic progress bar animation that is accompanied by text on your screen you can give ProgressBars a chance. It can be easily installed, does exactly what it says and features a handy help manual.