Desktop Icon Boxes

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 (NETWMWINDOWTYPE_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