

DeskFrame
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Organize your desktop into frames.
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- TBayAreaPat replied to a comment / review on DeskFrame
- TBayAreaPat added DeskFrame as alternative to iTop Easy Desktop
- TBayAreaPat commented on DeskFrame
This is something I've been hoping for.. A FOSS (free/open source) alternative to ITop desktop. It is very similar, though more simplified. AutoStart is not on by default.. it must be toggled in Setting. It asks for a folder drop, which may be good for small folders on the desktop, but to add more sizable folders that aren't on the desktop, right-click title bar, go to Frame Settings, and in the upper right choose Change Folder. I might miss the way the subfolder thumbnails show in the ITop...
- PinchToDebug added DeskFrame
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OS & UtilitiesGitHub repository
- 100 Stars
- 4 Forks
- 13 Open Issues
- Updated Jun 20, 2025
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This is something I've been hoping for.. A FOSS (free/open source) alternative to ITop desktop. It is very similar, though more simplified. AutoStart is not on by default.. it must be toggled in Setting. It asks for a folder drop, which may be good for small folders on the desktop, but to add more sizable folders that aren't on the desktop, right-click title bar, go to Frame Settings, and in the upper right choose Change Folder. I might miss the way the subfolder thumbnails show in the ITop panel vs an explorer popup, but privacy is a tradeoff. DeskFrame is actively developed with last release June 2025.