Desktop Fences+ AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Desktop Customization Tools

The best Desktop Customization alternative to Desktop Fences+ is Portals: Desktop Organization, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Desktop Fences+ and eight of them are Desktop Customization Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Desktop Customization Tool alternatives to Desktop Fences+ are Fences, Nimi Places, DeskFrame and Aicono.

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  1. Portals: Desktop Organization icon

    Portals: Desktop Organization

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    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.

    19 Portals: Desktop Organization alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Portals: Desktop Organization is the most popular Windows alternative to Desktop Fences+.

    • Portals: Desktop Organization is the most popular free alternative to Desktop Fences+.

    • Portals: Desktop Organization is Free and ProprietaryDesktop Fences+ is Free and Open Source
    • Portals: Desktop Organization is CustomizableDesktop Fences+ is not according to our users
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    Fences

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    Desktop organization tool for Windows 10/11, automating file and app categorization in customizable areas. Includes snapshot saving, quick-access keys, Chameleon feature, and enterprise deployment tools.

    28 Fences alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    Maintain a distraction-free desktop.
     

    • Fences is the most popular commercial alternative to Desktop Fences+.

    • Fences is Paid and ProprietaryDesktop Fences+ is Free and Open Source
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    Nimi Places

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    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.

    23 Nimi Places alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Fences

    Desktop organization tool for Windows 10/11, automating file and app categorization in customizable areas. Includes snapshot saving, quick-access keys, Chameleon feature, and enterprise deployment tools.

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    DeskFrame

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    Organize your desktop into frames.

    9 DeskFrame alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • DeskFrame is the most popular Open Source alternative to Desktop Fences+.

    • DeskFrame is Free and Open SourceDesktop Fences+ is also Free and Open Source
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    ToolBox

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    ToolBox is an application launcher for Windows operating systems with many amazing features. Easy to install, you can get going in minutes. Its drag & drop interface creates shortcuts to almost anything; applications, drives, folders, even simple files.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Organized Desktop
     
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    Folderview Screenlet

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    Folderview Screenlet is a Linux alternative to Fences (which is for Windows).

    13 Folderview Screenlet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Screenlets
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    • Folderview Screenlet is the most popular Linux alternative to Desktop Fences+.

    • Folderview Screenlet is Free and ProprietaryDesktop Fences+ is Free and Open Source
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    WFolder

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    Windows application for creating widgets, which can be linked to folders (except the Recycle Bin), creating notes (WNotes), or creating shortcut containers (WLinks). From within the widgets, you can interact with files and other folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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