Free Sci-Fi Themepacks and Fonts

24.05.2011
Make your Windows 7 PC a window into the future--without compromising its actual function--with these science fiction themepacks. Whether you want cyberpunk or Cylons, dreamscapes or dystopias, Time Lords or tyrannical computers, you can immerse yourself in these images and sounds. We've combed through decades of sci-fi favorites from the silver screen and the small screen for these Windows 7 themes, and we've even tossed in a few fonts that sparked our imaginations. Each of these downloads is free.

(For links to all of the downloads in one convenient list, see our collection.)

In a genre built on imagination, re-imaginings sometimes are better than the original. Although some have fond memories of the 1978 and 1980 seasons of the first Battlestar Galactica, Sci-Fi Channel's 2003 miniseries earned wider acclaim. Edgy, timely, and drop-dead gorgeous, the relaunch of BSG inspired , , , and the . Full of artistic wallpapers--and a few wry touches--this themepack will appeal to BSG fans.

Time-traveling, space-jumping TV show Doctor Who quickly found an audience when it made its debut on the BBC in 1963. Its popularity has continued, spanning over thirty seasons (albeit with some long interruptions). Eleven different actors have made their own interpretations of the regenerating Time Lord known as the Doctor. PCWorld's showcases each of the Doctors, from the days of grainy black-and-white to the special-effects saturation of the present season. Fans will recognize many of this theme's sounds, too. The font pairs well with the aesthetic of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors' era; more obviously, it tips a hat to gleaming virtual reality adventure Tron, which IMDB dubs the .

IMDB names Ridley Scott's cyberpunk thriller Blade Runner as 1982's most popular film. PCWorld's pays homage to the movie's uncanny mix of neon and noir. The DNA-like helixes of the graceful, unsettling, chaos-inspired font might please Blade Runner's runaway replicants, androids who can also be described as graceful and unsettling.

One of the most influential science fiction films of all time, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is full of indelible moments. Many of them have to do with HAL 9000, the Discovery One's on-board computer. And many of those are featured in the . Don't worry about spoilers; the only wallpaper is HAL's glowing red camera lens, and the soundbites are already stuff of legend.