iTop Easy Desktop Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to iTop Easy Desktop for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Portals: Desktop Organization, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to iTop Easy Desktop and 15 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to iTop Easy Desktop are Fences, Nimi Places, Sideslide and MaxLauncher.

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iTop Easy Desktop alternatives are mainly Desktop Customization Tools, but if you're looking for Application Launchers or File Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows + Free, Windows and Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to iTop Easy Desktop.
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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.

    18 Portals: Desktop Organization alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    It provide links to folder instead of organizing the icons of the desktop. It is not the same utility

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Portals: Desktop Organization is the most popular Windows alternative to iTop Easy Desktop.

    • Portals: Desktop Organization is the most popular free alternative to iTop Easy Desktop.

    • Portals: Desktop Organization is Free and ProprietaryiTop Easy Desktop is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Portals: Desktop Organization is LightweightiTop Easy Desktop is not according to our users
  2. Fences icon

    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.

    27 Fences alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    Maintain a distraction-free desktop.
     

    • Fences is the most popular commercial alternative to iTop Easy Desktop.

    • Fences is Paid and ProprietaryiTop Easy Desktop is Freemium and Proprietary
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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.

    22 Nimi Places alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    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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  6. Sideslide icon

    Sideslide

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    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.

    23 Sideslide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. MaxLauncher icon

    MaxLauncher

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    MaxLauncher is a simple tabbed launcher that was designed to reduce the amount of time to find and run a program. It is capable of creating multiple data files, each of which can have a maximum of 10 tabs. Each tab and button is assigned a key(eg. F1-F10, 0-9, A-Z, etc.

    42 MaxLauncher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • MaxLauncher is the most popular Open Source alternative to iTop Easy Desktop.

    • MaxLauncher is Free and Open SourceiTop Easy Desktop is Freemium and Proprietary
    • MaxLauncher is LightweightiTop Easy Desktop is not according to our users
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    WinLaunch

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    WinLaunch is a Windows program that resembles a Mac OS X Lion Launchpad.

    Features:

    Instant access to all your important applications and documents from everywhere! Perfect Mac OS X look and feel Tons of customization options Optimized controls for touchscreens and tablets! Win.

    18 WinLaunch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. XLaunchpad icon

    XLaunchpad

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    XLaunchpad gives you instant access to all your shortcuts. Arrange apps in XLaunchpad any way you like by dragging icons to different locations or by grouping apps in folders. Simply drag one icon over another to create a folder.

    53 XLaunchpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Warning

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    • Windows
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  13. ICU - Icon Configuration Utility icon

    ICU - Icon Configuration Utility

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    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 applicat.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Aicono icon

    Aicono

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    Say goodbye to desktop chaos – Aicono uses cutting-edge AI to automatically group and arrange your icons!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  15. ToolBox icon

    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.

    14 ToolBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Organized Desktop
     
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