Open source alternatives to Stardock Fences
2 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Stardock Fences does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What Stardock Fences does
- Group desktop icons into boxescore
- Keep the desktop tidycore
- Rules to sort new files automatically
- Folder portals
- Roll up and hide groups
- Quick hide of all icons
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
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 PecoFenceWindows desktop organizer with glass fences, live folders and tabs |
Replaces it100% | 936+77 | 5 days ago | 66% | Install like an app | Apache-2.0 | |
Covers everything on the checklist.See the evidence
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 NoFencesOpen source desktop icon and window organizer, an alternative to Stardock Fences |
Replaces it25% | 694+2 | 4 years ago | Too few | Install like an app | MIT | |
Covers 0 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Group desktop icons into boxes; Keep the desktop tidy. Not shown: Rules to sort new files automatically; Folder portals; Roll up and hide groups; Quick hide of all icons.See the evidence
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