Desktop Icon Boxes (desktop-icon-boxes-linux)
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Package name
- desktop-icon-boxes-linux
License
- MIT
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- Today - latest/stable
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Desktop icon container boxes & auto-sorting groups over ~/Desktop folders
A Linux X11 alternative to Fences. Independent open-source project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Stardock.
DESKTOP BOXES & LIVE SHOW • Translucent, draggable, resizable desktop container boxes rendered as X11 desktop-layer windows (_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DESKTOP, pinned at lower stack) backed 100% by real files in your ~/Desktop or chosen user folder. • Each box features a shaded titlebar header, Double-Click Titlebar Roll-Up animation, scrollable real file/folder icons with crisp file-type badges, click/double-click open via xdg-open, Rename, Move File Between Boxes, and Quick Hide / Show All Boxes toggle + global hotkey (Ctrl+Alt+B).
AUTO-SORT GROUPING RULES & FOLDER PORTALS • Define extension/pattern sorting rules (Images, Documents, Installers & Archives, Code, Recent Folders) and apply rules directly against real ~/Desktop files. • Point any Box directly at any real folder on disk as a live Folder Portal.
LAYOUT SNAPSHOTS & BOX STYLING • Customize box translucent tint color, opacity, border radius, font color, and icon grid spacing, and save/restore named layout snapshots.
LIMITATIONS (honest) • On GNOME Shell, native desktop icons remain managed by GNOME; these boxes render as desktop-layer organizer containers over real ~/Desktop and Folder Portal directories. • Desktop-layer EWMH hints and global XGrabKey hotkeys require an X11 / XWayland session.
SUPPORT & DONATE • Created by Thanh Nguyen — https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b
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