MakeUseOf editor Tina Sieber writes about PixelHealer:

Aurelitec built this Windows app as a companion to its InjuredPixels tool to detect dead, stuck, or hot pixels. ... You can even change the flashing interval and set a timer to close the app automatically.

MakeUseOf Features Writer Manuviraj Godara includes PixelHealer (and InjuredPixels) among famous computer diagnostic tools in this featured article about running a PC health check and fixing issues.

PixelHealer is a free but highly effective utility that you can use to revive a dead pixel. ... Its sister app, InjuredPixels, can be used to detect dead, stuck, or hot pixels, which in turn, can be fixed by PixelHealer.

PixelHealer featured on Komando.com, the home of The Kim Komando Show:

After detecting your monitor's stuck or dead pixels, use PixelHealer's flashing color box on the affected areas to try and jolt the pixels back into shape.

InjuredPixels is also mentioned:

To see what's going on, you can enlist software to help. Try a third-party download like InjuredPixels for Windows.

Italian journalist Mauro Donzelli writes about CinemaDrape from Paris:

A useful service if we think about how much time we waste on the computer just because we are distracted by any advertising banners or other sources that are currently useless. ... Very useful for those who do not want to waste precious time due to increasingly tempting distractions.

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CinemaDrape receives the Software Informer Editor's Pick Award, and a 5 star editor rating from Senior Editor Francisco Martínez:

I can find no reason not to recommend CinemaDrape to anyone - having it installed on your computer won't harm its valuable resources and will offer you a quick and convenient solution to unwanted distractions.

Open Source Initiative (OSI) publicly acknowledges the InjuredPixels submission and points to the InjuredPixels pages to show what proper compliance looks like!

InjuredPixels receives the Software Informer Editor's Pick Award, and a 5 star editor rating from Senior Editor Francisco Martínez:

This open-source solution has no rival in the simplicity department. Software tools simply don't come any simpler than InjuredPixels.

Vice Staff Writer Samantha Cole links to PixelHealer in the section about fixing stuck pixels.

So, it's up to you to either forget that it's there, or fix it yourself ... Most, like JScreenFix or PixelHealer, involve running the maximum current into the capacitor in the pixel, in an effort to flush the trapped, errant voltage.

Le comptoir du hardware writes about PixelHealer:

You should know that a faulty pixel is not necessarily dead. … PixelHealer may under certain conditions give life to your little darling pixel, sparing you the trouble of finding a replacement for your monitor, and paying for it.

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CinemaDrape receives a 4.7 star rating from the Freeware.de editorial team:

CinemaDrape provides a digital curtain for the screen. For users that want to hide potential distractions, CinemaDrape is the ideal tool.

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Based on the user interface, features and complexity, FindMySoft News Editor George Norman has rated Colortypist 5 out of 5 stars, naming it Essential.

Thanks to Colortypist you have a great means of exploring colors, viewing colors on your desktop, and setting colors as you desktop wallpaper.