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DeskPins

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DeskPins can be used to make any application topmost, that is, to keep it above all other windows. Just grab a pin from the DeskPins icon in the system notification area (a.k.a. taskbar tray) and click on any window.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Platforms

  • Windows  For Windows 10, 8.x, 7, Vista, XP, 2000 and Windows 9x
  • Windows Explorer
DeskPins alternatives  
Discontinued

The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.32, released in February 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
  2.  On top
  3.  Support for Hotkeys

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DeskPins information

  • Developed by

    Elias Fotinis

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.5

  • Alternatives

    13 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about DeskPins, and it has gotten 21 likes

DeskPins was added to AlternativeTo by nunomegas on Jul 1, 2011 and this page was last updated Nov 15, 2022.

Comments and Reviews

   
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bawldiggle
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Top positive comment •Dec 20, 2018

How can it be discontinued when it is suitable for Win-x9 to Win-10 ?

Customize your own HotKeys to apply Always on top to target files
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Best, simplest "Always on top" available. Always works, never fails

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pino76
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Top negative comment •Oct 20, 2020

Highly unreliable. Only works once in a while on Win10. Go for MenuTools!

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TBayAreaPat
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Review •Apr 21, 2023

I've seen MenuTools "Stay on Top" beat out both DeskPins and PinWin. When trying to pin a resized browser over a different browser, DeskPins wouldn't do it. PinWin let me choose the browser from its list of windows and then it could be pinned on top. I've found an instance where neither would work though. MenuTools seems to always work.

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Abhishek kumar
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Positive comment •Aug 12, 2020

simple to use and working fine!

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What is DeskPins?

DeskPins can be used to make any application topmost, that is, to keep it above all other windows. Just grab a pin from the DeskPins icon in the system notification area (a.k.a. taskbar tray) and click on any window. This functionality is identical to the "Always on Top" setting found in some programs. With DeskPins you can add this feature to any program!

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