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Stardock Fences adds KDE 4 style desktop organization to Windows
Fences add KDE4-style containers to your desktop into which you can drop shortcuts and files. As you would expect from a Stardock app, the aesthetics of Fences are nice out of the box and can be highly customized.
On first launch, you can choose to let Fences attempt to automatically corral your icons or go straight to work manually settings things up. The no-fuss option worked well on my desktop, grouping files, folders, and shortcuts in their own containers.
Once you have things sorted out to your liking, you can take a snapshot of your setup to easily switch between configurations. You can also lock your fences to prevent organizational mishaps. For a clear look at your desktop, a double click will hide everything - unless you have a container excluded from hiding.
Fences is currently free until August as a preview, and runs on both 32 and 64-bit Windows.
To see some more screens, view the gallery after the break!
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsblogwardFeb 5th 2009 5:24PM
Time-limited. What do they think it is, Windows 7? And some of us haven't forgotten MyColors.
JeffBFeb 5th 2009 6:17PM
Just to clerify on intentions, Fences will still be free after August, there will just be a Pro version available then as well with additional features on top of what's already free. Enjoy!
supernova_hqFeb 5th 2009 8:37PM
Or you could just run full fledged KDE4 in windows!
http://windows.kde.org/
Jash SayaniFeb 6th 2009 1:54AM
Great app! Makes the taskbar useful.
Its more like Win 7 jump-lists or Stacks...
dsgfsdfdsfFeb 6th 2009 5:55AM
I used to do something similar using ActiveDesktop under Windows XP, unfortunately Microsoft has killed ActiveDesktop in Vista. Will give this a try.
ilanashloFeb 8th 2009 12:46AM
Hi,
I Have used in the past several Stardock applications, and enjoyed them.
With Fences, It seemed at first a very efficient and nice application, But the moment I was through with the Fences Instalation - The Computer got very heavy and slow, and finally - got stuck !
I am not sure about the reason to this Phenomena, But with all the disappointment - I finally had to give it up and Uninstall it !
AbscissaFeb 7th 2009 2:28PM
Maybe I just don't understand this, but is there some use for this that isn't already covered by just simply adding organizational folders to your desktop?
Pariah BurkeFeb 7th 2009 8:43PM
Unfortunately, like many other Stardock products, Fences doesn't do multiple monitors.
Ramas (tikra.info)Feb 8th 2009 11:13AM
"Fences is free and will remain free ; we hope to have a Pro version with even more features available later this year."
pr0viderFeb 9th 2009 8:52AM
How much RAM does this sucka use??
quezadaalexisMar 28th 2009 10:00PM
how do i get the fences im just trying and trying and i still cant get it.