Alternatives to Fences for Windows with any license

Nimi Places

Organizes desktop into customizable containers - showing folders (e.g.: local folders, network locations) contents, displayed as icons/thumbnails on scrollable surface. In-built thumbnail engine is capable of displaying thumbnails for supported Open Documents and PSD images, but also for supported PDF files.

Free Windows
Group Icons Portable Skinnable Special Folders Add a feature

41 Like
- It will not organize my icons on my desktop. Guest • Jan 2017 • 14 agrees and 9 disagrees
- I wanted to organize my desktop the way fences can and it worked out beatifully. I got just what I wanted from Nimi Places for free Diveji • Aug 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Free, and it works almost the same. Just has a little more setup than Fences does. Guest • Feb 2018
- This performs ONE of Fences' secondary functions: displaying the contents of directories OTHER THAN the Desktop as virtual containers on the Desktop. IT IS NOT for organizing Desktop icons/files or setting up automatic rules for categorization of new Desktop icons/files. Guest • Apr 2018
- Actually it is better than Fences, giving more control over created fences. Guest • Jun 2015 • 3 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Just the basic but allows to define area where you can store link... Guest • Jul 2016 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
ICU - Icon Configuration Utility

Restore your desktop when the icons get “rearranged”. Melba23 and I found we were working on very similar ideas to restore the Desktop icons to their normal place if they became “rearranged”. Vista seems to like this doing on occasion just for fun – but we all know some applications and games which change the display resolution or move icons around.

Free Open Source Windows
Portable Add a feature

6 Like
- It only keeps the icons arranged, don't let you make fences which I think is the best feature of it. Guest • Jun 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Sideslide

SideSlide is an advanced, portable, unobtrusive, dockable, skinnable, instantly accessible, highly configurable Desktop Extension on Steroids! Clean desktop clutter and make your computer friendlier and faster than ever before. With unique use of containers and various innovative features, SideSlide lets you get instant access to everything you have and much more. The program respects your system and keeps all of its configuration files in a single folder.

Free Windows
Multitasking Portable Add a feature

5 Like
VeBest Icon Groups

VeBest Icon Groups is a powerful, but easy to use and rich in animation utility. VeBest Icon Groups is a software, intended for just creative and occupied people who extremely value every spare minute and who don't want to search for the icon to launch the desired software or open the needed document. VeBest Icon Groups is an impressive, icon enhancement tool, which lets you make many funny things for your windows desktop icons.

Free Windows
Group Icons Add a feature

0 Like
ToolBox

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. Desktop Organizer, able to group desktop icons. A fully portable application, ToolBox does not need installation.

Free Personal Windows
Program Launcher Customizing Drag n drop Group Icons ... Portable Add a feature

7 Like
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.97h, released in May 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Real Desktop

Real Desktop: The desktop embellishment for your PC! Real Desktop is a 3D animated multi desktop manager and the perfect tool to replace your wallpaper. Do you want use the full range of functions now? Then choose now for Real Desktop Professional and get the maximum of Real Desktop. Stack your desktop icons, attach it to the wall or let your icons align automatically on the screen. Let your desktop icons fly at any point with just one command.

Freemium Windows
No features added Add a feature

2 Like
SE-DesktopConstructor

Free desktop customization tool, that allows to change desktop background automatically, create colored areas for the icons on the desktop and place clock and calendar on the background.

Free Windows
Portable Add a feature

1 Like
- Discontinued The company stopped development for its applications. Last versions can be still downloaded from the official website.
Fluid Icon Organizer

Stop arranging your icons over and over again, let us help. Fluid Icon Organizer integrates with your desktop perfectly, consumes little resources and is easy to use.

Commercial Windows
No features added Add a feature

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