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Fences helps you organize your PC by automatically placing your shortcuts and icons into resizable shaded areas on your desktop called fences. Its many customization features are what make Fences the world's most popular Windows desktop enhancement.
WindowBlinds helps you organize your PC by automatically placing your shortcuts and icons into resizable shaded areas on your desktop called WindowBlinds. Its many customization features are what make WindowBlinds the world's most popular Windows desktop enhancement.


[[File:Fences3-side-by-side.jpg|350px]]
[[File:WindowBlinds3-side-by-side.jpg|350px]]


==Key Features==
==Key Features==
*NEW! Use fences on modern, high DPI monitors.
*NEW! Use WindowBlinds on modern, high DPI monitors.
*Create shaded areas to organize your desktop.
*Create shaded areas to organize your desktop.
*NEW! Blur the wallpaper behind fences on Windows 10.
*NEW! Blur the wallpaper behind WindowBlinds on Windows 10.
*NEW! Roll up fences to the Title-bar for cleaner desktops.
*NEW! Roll up WindowBlinds to the Title-bar for cleaner desktops.
*Double click the desktop to hide or show icons.
*Double click the desktop to hide or show icons.
*Define rules to organize your desktop icons.
*Define rules to organize your desktop icons.
*Swipe between multiple pages of fences.
*Swipe between multiple pages of WindowBlinds.
*Create a desktop portal from any folder.
*Create a desktop portal from any folder.
*NEW! Navigate the folder structure from within the fence.
*NEW! Navigate the folder structure from within the fence.
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==Organize==
==Organize==
===Roll up Fences===
===Roll up WindowBlinds===
Eliminate clutter from your desktop - but keep your Fences where it's easy to find them - with our roll up feature. Double-clicking on a Fence's title-bar will cause the rest of the Fence to "roll up" into it, saving you valuable space. To reveal your fence, you can move your mouse over the title-bar or double-click it again to view the title and all of its icons as normal.
Eliminate clutter from your desktop - but keep your WindowBlinds where it's easy to find them - with our roll up feature. Double-clicking on a Fence's title-bar will cause the rest of the Fence to "roll up" into it, saving you valuable space. To reveal your fence, you can move your mouse over the title-bar or double-click it again to view the title and all of its icons as normal.


===Desktop Pages===
===Desktop Pages===
Create multiple pages of fences on your desktop and quickly swipe between them. To change to a different desktop page, just take your mouse cursor to the edge of your screen and click and drag. Then a new page of fences will be displayed. This feature provides greater control over how you can organize favorite programs, documents, websites and more.
Create multiple pages of WindowBlinds on your desktop and quickly swipe between them. To change to a different desktop page, just take your mouse cursor to the edge of your screen and click and drag. Then a new page of WindowBlinds will be displayed. This feature provides greater control over how you can organize favorite programs, documents, websites and more.


===Desktop Quick-hide===
===Desktop Quick-hide===
Instantly clean up your desktop. Double-click any blank space on your desktop and your desktop icons will fade out. Double-click again and they will return. You can even pick icons and individual fences to exclude.
Instantly clean up your desktop. Double-click any blank space on your desktop and your desktop icons will fade out. Double-click again and they will return. You can even pick icons and individual WindowBlinds to exclude.


==Control==
==Control==
===Automatic desktop organization===
===Automatic desktop organization===
Define rules for how your icons are arranged on your desktop and Fences will automatically sort new icons into the fences you have chosen based on your rules.
Define rules for how your icons are arranged on your desktop and WindowBlinds will automatically sort new icons into the WindowBlinds you have chosen based on your rules.


===Folder portals===
===Folder portals===
Fences can act as a portal to any folder on your PC. For example, your documents or pictures folders can be mirrored onto your desktop as a fence enabling quick access to their contents without adding clutter to your desktop.
WindowBlinds can act as a portal to any folder on your PC. For example, your documents or pictures folders can be mirrored onto your desktop as a fence enabling quick access to their contents without adding clutter to your desktop.


===Customize your Fences===
===Customize your WindowBlinds===
Quickly personalize the labels, background colors and transparency of your fences from the easy to use configuration menu.
Quickly personalize the labels, background colors and transparency of your WindowBlinds from the easy to use configuration menu.




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<span style="margin-left:-0.4em;">[[File:Fences video.jpg|319px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl52OgyvKYk]]</span>
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<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Media </h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Media </h2>
*[[Fences Videos|Fences Videos]]  
*[[WindowBlinds Videos|WindowBlinds Videos]]  
*[[Fences Screenshots|Screenshots]]  
*[[WindowBlinds Screenshots|Screenshots]]  


<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Fences Resources</h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> WindowBlinds Resources</h2>
*[[Fences Tutorials|Fences Tutorials]]
*[[WindowBlinds Tutorials|WindowBlinds Tutorials]]


<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Official Pages </h2>
<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.125em; margin-top:0.875em"> Official Pages </h2>
*[https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/ Fences Website]  
*[https://www.stardock.com/products/WindowBlinds/ WindowBlinds Website]  
*[https://forums.stardock.com/forum/501 Fences Forums]
*[https://forums.stardock.com/forum/501 WindowBlinds Forums]
*[https://www.stardock.com/products/fences/history Fences Changelog]
*[https://www.stardock.com/products/WindowBlinds/history WindowBlinds Changelog]
*[https://www.facebook.com/official.stardock/ Stardock Facebook]  
*[https://www.facebook.com/official.stardock/ Stardock Facebook]  
*[https://twitter.com/stardock Stardock Twitter]  
*[https://twitter.com/stardock Stardock Twitter]  

Revision as of 18:25, 19 August 2020

Featured Trailer

Important Pages

About WindowBlinds

WindowBlinds helps you organize your PC by automatically placing your shortcuts and icons into resizable shaded areas on your desktop called WindowBlinds. Its many customization features are what make WindowBlinds the world's most popular Windows desktop enhancement.

File:WindowBlinds3-side-by-side.jpg

Key Features

  • NEW! Use WindowBlinds on modern, high DPI monitors.
  • Create shaded areas to organize your desktop.
  • NEW! Blur the wallpaper behind WindowBlinds on Windows 10.
  • NEW! Roll up WindowBlinds to the Title-bar for cleaner desktops.
  • Double click the desktop to hide or show icons.
  • Define rules to organize your desktop icons.
  • Swipe between multiple pages of WindowBlinds.
  • Create a desktop portal from any folder.
  • NEW! Navigate the folder structure from within the fence.
  • NEW! Windows 10 compatibility.

Organize

Roll up WindowBlinds

Eliminate clutter from your desktop - but keep your WindowBlinds where it's easy to find them - with our roll up feature. Double-clicking on a Fence's title-bar will cause the rest of the Fence to "roll up" into it, saving you valuable space. To reveal your fence, you can move your mouse over the title-bar or double-click it again to view the title and all of its icons as normal.

Desktop Pages

Create multiple pages of WindowBlinds on your desktop and quickly swipe between them. To change to a different desktop page, just take your mouse cursor to the edge of your screen and click and drag. Then a new page of WindowBlinds will be displayed. This feature provides greater control over how you can organize favorite programs, documents, websites and more.

Desktop Quick-hide

Instantly clean up your desktop. Double-click any blank space on your desktop and your desktop icons will fade out. Double-click again and they will return. You can even pick icons and individual WindowBlinds to exclude.

Control

Automatic desktop organization

Define rules for how your icons are arranged on your desktop and WindowBlinds will automatically sort new icons into the WindowBlinds you have chosen based on your rules.

Folder portals

WindowBlinds can act as a portal to any folder on your PC. For example, your documents or pictures folders can be mirrored onto your desktop as a fence enabling quick access to their contents without adding clutter to your desktop.

Customize your WindowBlinds

Quickly personalize the labels, background colors and transparency of your WindowBlinds from the easy to use configuration menu.

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