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  1. Create containers (aka Portals) on your desktop which show the contents of a specified folder. Divide your desktop into folders then use Portals to display the contents of the folders in an organized fashion - you can even hide the folders away somewhere else.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    4.8
    Excellent25 reviews
  2. ViBox icon
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    Make your desktop truly yours with the power of wide-ranging personalization options offered by ViBox. We believe that your desktop should reflect your style, needs, and preferences, and that's why we've crafted a widget experience that goes beyond the ordinary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. Eww icon
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    Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Alcove icon
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    Experience the Dynamic Island on Mac with fluid transitions, instant notifications, live activities, and customizable HUDs, all crafted with Swift.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. This app ports the Dynamic Desktop feature from macOS Mojave to Windows 10. It uses your location to get the times of sunrise and sunset each day, and rotates through the 16 Mojave wallpaper images throughout the day and night.

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    • Windows
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  6. Automates organization of apps, files, and folders on Windows desktops, featuring grouping into boxes, customizable appearance, hotkey shortcuts, and quick search.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. NotchFlow icon
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    NotchFlow turns your Mac’s notch into an interactive Dynamic Island designed to keep you in flow. With a built-in Pomodoro timer, curated focus music, and subtle visual cues, you can stay productive without distractions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Nimi Places icon
     55 likes

    Organizes desktop into customizable containers showing folder contents as icons/thumbnails on a scrollable surface. Has lots of management features: e.g. labelling; sort by category; time & location based settings. Thumbnails are displayed for supported Open Documents, PSD images & PDFs.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    2.3
    Poor7 reviews
  9. Quickshell icon
     6 likes

    Quickshell is a toolkit for building status bars, widgets, lockscreens, and other desktop components using QtQuick. It can be used alongside your wayland compositor or window manager to build a complete desktop environment.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    A lockscreen.
    A simple audio mixer built with the Pipewire API.
    A mostly faithful clone of Wlogout made using Quickshell.
    +2
    A Linux parody of the activate windows watermark on Microsoft Windows.
    22 alternatives
  10. ObjectDock icon
     64 likes

    Animated dock for Windows offering fast access to applications, shortcuts and files, with customizable appearance, auto-hide feature, drag and drop launching, and support for multiple docks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. DeskSweep icon
     3 likes

    Boost your productivity by eliminating clutter—DeskSweep automatically organizes your desktop by moving files to a designated folder, ensuring a clean and distraction-free workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Winstep Nexus icon
     45 likes

    Enhance Windows with a free, customizable dock for quick access to applications, featuring live reflections and dynamic animations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    3.3
    Fair6 reviews