Steampunk novels, movies, and role-playing games are awesome settings to let your imagination soar when thinking or dreaming how things may have been in an alternate timeline. Now you can bring this wonderful world of Victorian-era adventure to your desktop with our Steampunk Customization set.
Wallpapers
Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you may need to crop, stretch, or place them on a colored background in order to best match them to your screen’s resolution.
Note: The wallpaper shown below comes in a zip file with the following resolutions: 1024*768, 1280*800, 1280*1024, 1440*900, 1600*1200, 1680*1050, and 1920*1200.
Icon Packs
Note: To customize the icon setup on your Windows 7 & Vista systems see our article here. Using Windows XP? We have you covered here.
Steampunk Icons
*.ico format only
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SteamPunk
*.ico format only
Note: The main file comes in .ip format (icon packager) and can be easily opened using your favorite file zipping software such as IZArc, 7-Zip, PeaZip, etc.
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Steampunk Icons
*.ico, .png, .icns , and .tif format
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SteamPunk Icons (System Preferences)
*.ico, and .icns format
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Steampunk Storage
*.ico format only, also has 3 bonus sets of wallpapers included (8 iPad, 6 iPhone, and 3 Desktop)!
Note: This is what the iPad bonus wallpapers look like (1024*1024).
Note: This is what the iPhone bonus wallpapers look like (640*960).
Note: This is what the Desktop bonus wallpapers look like (2560*1600).
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AetherButtons
*.png format only
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Font Packs
Note: To manage the fonts on your Windows 7, Vista, & XP systems see our article here.
Guttenberg MF
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Morgan DS
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Tropicana
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Watson
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More Steampunk Goodness for You and Your Desktop
Desktop Fun: Steampunk Wallpaper Collection Series 1
Desktop Fun: Steampunk Wallpaper Collection Series 2
Desktop Fun: Steampunk Fonts
Tutorial – How to Make Your Own Pair of Steampunk Goggles [Geek Project]
For more great ways to customize your computer make sure to look through our Desktop Fun section.
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