WFolder AlternativesDesktop Customization Tools & Application Launchers like WFolder

WFolder is described as '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' and is a desktop customization tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WFolder for Windows, Mac and Steam. The best WFolder alternative is Portals: Desktop Organization, which is free. Other great apps like WFolder are Fences, Desktop Fences+, Nimi Places and 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

    Application types

    Platforms

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

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

    • Portals: Desktop Organization is Free and ProprietaryWFolder is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Portals: Desktop Organization is Lightweight and CustomizableWFolder 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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    • Fences is the most popular commercial alternative to WFolder.

    • Fences is Paid and ProprietaryWFolder is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. Desktop Fences+ icon

    Desktop Fences+

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    Desktop Fences+ creates virtual fences on your desktop, allowing you to group and organize icons in a clean and convenient way. With enhanced visual effects and right-click options, it aims to provide a more polished and customizable user interface.

    12 Desktop Fences+ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • Desktop Fences+ is Free and Open SourceWFolder is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Desktop Fences+ is LightweightWFolder is not according to our users
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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. iTop Easy Desktop icon

    iTop Easy Desktop

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    Automates desktop organization for Windows by grouping files, apps, and folders into customizable boxes, supporting appearance adjustments, instant hotkey access, multi-page desktops, double-click hiding, Folder Portal, and fast search functionality.

    25 iTop Easy Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. DeskSweep icon

    DeskSweep

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    Boost your productivity by eliminating clutter—DeskSweep automatically organizes your desktop by moving files to a designated folder, ensuring a clean and distraction-free workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • DeskSweep is the most popular Mac alternative to WFolder.

    • DeskSweep is Paid and ProprietaryWFolder is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • DeskSweep is Privacy focused and LightweightWFolder is not according to our users
  12. 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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    Dropzone

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    Dropzone is a productivity app for the Mac that makes it faster and easier to move and copy files, launch applications, upload to many different services, and more.

    27 Dropzone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. iCollections icon

    iCollections

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    Create custom containers on Mac desktop, group icons, files, folders, and applications, display photo slideshows or static images, customize appearance, snap to grid, integrate with Finder, choose icon sizes, and enjoy an uncluttered, personalized workspace.

    20 iCollections alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. 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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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