Fences History - Revision history

Jsan at 19:24, 28 May 2025

2025-05-28T19:24:10Z

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	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> ~~March~~ 2025</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> May 2025</h2>
	Stardock releases ~~the~~ Fences® 6 ~~beta~~ – a major update to its popular Windows desktop organization software with over 20 million downloads. Fences is the easiest way to organize your desktop workflow by neatly organizing apps, files, and icons on the desktop.		Stardock releases Fences® 6 – a major update to its popular Windows desktop organization software with over 20 million downloads. Fences is the easiest way to organize your desktop workflow by neatly organizing apps, files, and icons on the desktop.

	Fences 6 introduces tabs, a feature that allows you to place multiple fence groups together in a tabbed experience for a modern layout. And with the ability to dynamically add and remove tabs, Fences 6 continues to elevate the bar as the best desktop organizational tool for Windows.		Fences 6 introduces tabs, a feature that allows you to place multiple fence groups together in a tabbed experience for a modern layout. And with the ability to dynamically add and remove tabs, Fences 6 continues to elevate the bar as the best desktop organizational tool for Windows.
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	Also new in Fences 6 is the ability to apply a color tint to all the icons on your desktop. This simple but innovative feature allows you to apply a single hue to all your desktop icons to create a distraction-free layout or to help any individual Fence stand out. And when combined with many of the quality-of-life updates like improved navigation for Folder Portals™, Fences 6 is another big step forward for functionality and personalization.		Also new in Fences 6 is the ability to apply a color tint to all the icons on your desktop. This simple but innovative feature allows you to apply a single hue to all your desktop icons to create a distraction-free layout or to help any individual Fence stand out. And when combined with many of the quality-of-life updates like improved navigation for Folder Portals™, Fences 6 is another big step forward for functionality and personalization.

	[[File:~~fences6 ann~~ ss01.~~jpg~~\|350px]]		[[File:Fences6 release ss01.png\|350px]]

Jsan at 15:50, 12 March 2025

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	With this release, Fences 5 continues to elevate the desktop experience while staying true to its core mission of keeping your desktop content organized. And with Chameleon, a desktop technology that blends icons into your wallpaper for a clean, distraction-free workspace without sacrificing functionality, Fences is raising the bar again on desktop productivity.		With this release, Fences 5 continues to elevate the desktop experience while staying true to its core mission of keeping your desktop content organized. And with Chameleon, a desktop technology that blends icons into your wallpaper for a clean, distraction-free workspace without sacrificing functionality, Fences is raising the bar again on desktop productivity.

	[[File:~~fences5 release~~ ss01.~~png~~\|350px]]		[[File:Fences5_release_ss01.png\|350px]]

			<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> March 2025</h2>
			Stardock releases the Fences® 6 beta – a major update to its popular Windows desktop organization software with over 20 million downloads. Fences is the easiest way to organize your desktop workflow by neatly organizing apps, files, and icons on the desktop.

			Fences 6 introduces tabs, a feature that allows you to place multiple fence groups together in a tabbed experience for a modern layout. And with the ability to dynamically add and remove tabs, Fences 6 continues to elevate the bar as the best desktop organizational tool for Windows.

			Also new in Fences 6 is the ability to apply a color tint to all the icons on your desktop. This simple but innovative feature allows you to apply a single hue to all your desktop icons to create a distraction-free layout or to help any individual Fence stand out. And when combined with many of the quality-of-life updates like improved navigation for Folder Portals™, Fences 6 is another big step forward for functionality and personalization.

			[[File:fences6 ann ss01.jpg\|350px]]

Jsan at 12:43, 10 March 2025

2025-03-10T12:43:11Z

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	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> December 2023</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> December 2023</h2>
	Stardock releases Fences 5, ~~is now available. Fences 5 delivers~~ a completely new desktop experience with Chameleon™, easier access to Peek, and advanced enterprise functionality for deploying and managing desktops.		Stardock releases Fences 5, delivering a completely new desktop experience with Chameleon™, easier access to Peek, and advanced enterprise functionality for deploying and managing desktops.

	With this release, Fences 5 continues to elevate the desktop experience while staying true to its core mission of keeping your desktop content organized. And with Chameleon, a desktop technology that blends icons into your wallpaper for a clean, distraction-free workspace without sacrificing functionality, Fences is raising the bar again on desktop productivity.		With this release, Fences 5 continues to elevate the desktop experience while staying true to its core mission of keeping your desktop content organized. And with Chameleon, a desktop technology that blends icons into your wallpaper for a clean, distraction-free workspace without sacrificing functionality, Fences is raising the bar again on desktop productivity.

	[[File:fences5 release ss01.png\|350px]]		[[File:fences5 release ss01.png\|350px]]

Jsan at 16:40, 6 December 2023

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	Stardock releases Fences 4, an app that allows users to automatically organize shortcuts and icons on their PC desktops into custom-sized spaces called fences. Building upon previous versions of Fences that are used by millions of users of Microsoft Windows®, Fences 4 introduces new features that will streamline workflows while keeping desktops organized.		Stardock releases Fences 4, an app that allows users to automatically organize shortcuts and icons on their PC desktops into custom-sized spaces called fences. Building upon previous versions of Fences that are used by millions of users of Microsoft Windows®, Fences 4 introduces new features that will streamline workflows while keeping desktops organized.

	New in Fences 4 is ~~Peek~~, a feature that lets users instantly view their fences by pressing Windows key + space, making accessing content significantly faster. For example, while working in a program like Adobe’s Premiere or Photoshop, users can bring a folder portal filled with their source footage and images to the surface of their desktop by pressing the configurable hotkey. This eliminates the need to minimize the application and go searching for the required asset in File Explorer.		New in Fences 4 is Peek™, a feature that lets users instantly view their fences by pressing Windows key + space, making accessing content significantly faster. For example, while working in a program like Adobe’s Premiere or Photoshop, users can bring a folder portal filled with their source footage and images to the surface of their desktop by pressing the configurable hotkey. This eliminates the need to minimize the application and go searching for the required asset in File Explorer.

	Also new in Fences 4 is the Desktop Display feature. The Windows key + D hotkey can be configured to be either toggle or press-and-hold to streamline your workflow for accessing content on your desktop. Along with its new features, Fences 4 has been optimized so that it loads before the desktop when a PC is booted up, making it not only more functional, but also more performant.		Also new in Fences 4 is the Desktop Display feature. The Windows key + D hotkey can be configured to be either toggle or press-and-hold to streamline your workflow for accessing content on your desktop. Along with its new features, Fences 4 has been optimized so that it loads before the desktop when a PC is booted up, making it not only more functional, but also more performant.

	[[File:Fences4 ss01.png\|350px]]		[[File:Fences4 ss01.png\|350px]]

			<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> December 2023</h2>
			Stardock releases Fences 5, is now available. Fences 5 delivers a completely new desktop experience with Chameleon™, easier access to Peek, and advanced enterprise functionality for deploying and managing desktops.

			With this release, Fences 5 continues to elevate the desktop experience while staying true to its core mission of keeping your desktop content organized. And with Chameleon, a desktop technology that blends icons into your wallpaper for a clean, distraction-free workspace without sacrificing functionality, Fences is raising the bar again on desktop productivity.

			[[File:fences5 release ss01.png\|350px]]

Jsan at 13:55, 15 July 2022

2022-07-15T13:55:21Z

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	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> September 2017</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> September 2017</h2>
	Fences is made available on the Steam platform for purchasing and download.		Fences is made available on the Steam platform for purchasing and download.

			<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> December 2021</h2>
			Stardock releases Fences 4, an app that allows users to automatically organize shortcuts and icons on their PC desktops into custom-sized spaces called fences. Building upon previous versions of Fences that are used by millions of users of Microsoft Windows®, Fences 4 introduces new features that will streamline workflows while keeping desktops organized.

			New in Fences 4 is Peek, a feature that lets users instantly view their fences by pressing Windows key + space, making accessing content significantly faster. For example, while working in a program like Adobe’s Premiere or Photoshop, users can bring a folder portal filled with their source footage and images to the surface of their desktop by pressing the configurable hotkey. This eliminates the need to minimize the application and go searching for the required asset in File Explorer.

			Also new in Fences 4 is the Desktop Display feature. The Windows key + D hotkey can be configured to be either toggle or press-and-hold to streamline your workflow for accessing content on your desktop. Along with its new features, Fences 4 has been optimized so that it loads before the desktop when a PC is booted up, making it not only more functional, but also more performant.

			[[File:Fences4 ss01.png\|350px]]

Island Dog at 15:36, 28 August 2020

2020-08-28T15:36:23Z

Island Dog at 15:35, 28 August 2020

2020-08-28T15:35:27Z

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			<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> October 2009</h2>
	==October 2009==
	Stardock released the 1.0 version of the highly anticipated Fences for Windows PCs. The 1.0 version was free and offered users the ability to organize and customize the way their desktop icons and folders were displayed by allowing users to "draw" labeled shaded areas on the desktop, which become movable and resizable containers for any desktop icon.		Stardock released the 1.0 version of the highly anticipated Fences for Windows PCs. The 1.0 version was free and offered users the ability to organize and customize the way their desktop icons and folders were displayed by allowing users to "draw" labeled shaded areas on the desktop, which become movable and resizable containers for any desktop icon.

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	*Have fences and their contents be semi-transparent until mouse-over.		*Have fences and their contents be semi-transparent until mouse-over.

	==October 2012==		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> October 2012</h2>
	Fences 2.0 was made available after a beta period with [[Object Desktop]] members. Fences 2.0 was consolidated into one version and offered several new features including:		Fences 2.0 was made available after a beta period with [[Object Desktop]] members. Fences 2.0 was consolidated into one version and offered several new features including:

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	==April 2013==		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> April 2013</h2>
	Fences 2.1 released with several new features including:		Fences 2.1 released with several new features including:

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	*Added ability to reset appearance of All Fences		*Added ability to reset appearance of All Fences

	==May 2016==		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> May 2016</h2>
	Stardock releases Fences 3, the next major upate to its popular Fences application. Fences 3 keeps all of the features of its predecessor, but adds support for modern, high DPI monitors, more translucency behind fences by blurring the wallpaper behind them, full Windows 10 compatibility, and more. Users will also be able to condense their Fences into a "title bar" instead of hiding the fence completely, allowing for better organization and easy to find files.		Stardock releases Fences 3, the next major upate to its popular Fences application. Fences 3 keeps all of the features of its predecessor, but adds support for modern, high DPI monitors, more translucency behind fences by blurring the wallpaper behind them, full Windows 10 compatibility, and more. Users will also be able to condense their Fences into a "title bar" instead of hiding the fence completely, allowing for better organization and easy to find files.

	[[File:Fences3-roll-up-fences.jpg\|350px]]		[[File:Fences3-roll-up-fences.jpg\|350px]]

	==September 2017==		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> September 2017</h2>
	Fences is made available on the Steam platform for purchasing and download.		Fences is made available on the Steam platform for purchasing and download.

Island Dog at 15:33, 28 August 2020

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	==December 2009==		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top:0.875em"> December 2009</h2>
	Stardock releases Fences Pro as a follow-up to the freeware version released a few months before. Fences Pro adds a number of compelling new features to give users more control over their desktop icons. These features include:		Stardock releases Fences Pro as a follow-up to the freeware version released a few months before. Fences Pro adds a number of compelling new features to give users more control over their desktop icons. These features include:

Island Dog at 19:08, 27 August 2020

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			==September 2017==
			Fences is made available on the Steam platform for purchasing and download.

Island Dog at 19:06, 27 August 2020

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			==April 2013==
			Fences 2.1 released with several new features including:

			*Persistent fences (and their icons) across pages
			*Network drive connection detection.
			*Page indicator. Skinnable via editing graphics in Images folder.
			*Added ability to reset appearance of All Fences

			==May 2016==
			Stardock releases Fences 3, the next major upate to its popular Fences application. Fences 3 keeps all of the features of its predecessor, but adds support for modern, high DPI monitors, more translucency behind fences by blurring the wallpaper behind them, full Windows 10 compatibility, and more. Users will also be able to condense their Fences into a "title bar" instead of hiding the fence completely, allowing for better organization and easy to find files.

			[[File:Fences3-roll-up-fences.jpg\|350px]]

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	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.~~5em~~; margin-top:0.875em"> October 2009</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> October 2009</h2>
	Stardock released the 1.0 version of the highly anticipated Fences for Windows PCs. The 1.0 version was free and offered users the ability to organize and customize the way their desktop icons and folders were displayed by allowing users to "draw" labeled shaded areas on the desktop, which become movable and resizable containers for any desktop icon.		Stardock released the 1.0 version of the highly anticipated Fences for Windows PCs. The 1.0 version was free and offered users the ability to organize and customize the way their desktop icons and folders were displayed by allowing users to "draw" labeled shaded areas on the desktop, which become movable and resizable containers for any desktop icon.

	[[File:Fences1.png\|\|350px]]		[[File:Fences1.png\|\|350px]]

	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.~~5em~~; margin-top:0.875em"> December 2009</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> December 2009</h2>
	Stardock releases Fences Pro as a follow-up to the freeware version released a few months before. Fences Pro adds a number of compelling new features to give users more control over their desktop icons. These features include:		Stardock releases Fences Pro as a follow-up to the freeware version released a few months before. Fences Pro adds a number of compelling new features to give users more control over their desktop icons. These features include:

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	*Have fences and their contents be semi-transparent until mouse-over.		*Have fences and their contents be semi-transparent until mouse-over.

	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.~~5em~~; margin-top:0.875em"> October 2012</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> October 2012</h2>
	Fences 2.0 was made available after a beta period with [[Object Desktop]] members. Fences 2.0 was consolidated into one version and offered several new features including:		Fences 2.0 was made available after a beta period with [[Object Desktop]] members. Fences 2.0 was consolidated into one version and offered several new features including:

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	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.~~5em~~; margin-top:0.875em"> April 2013</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> April 2013</h2>
	Fences 2.1 released with several new features including:		Fences 2.1 released with several new features including:

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	*Added ability to reset appearance of All Fences		*Added ability to reset appearance of All Fences

	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.~~5em~~; margin-top:0.875em"> May 2016</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> May 2016</h2>
	Stardock releases Fences 3, the next major upate to its popular Fences application. Fences 3 keeps all of the features of its predecessor, but adds support for modern, high DPI monitors, more translucency behind fences by blurring the wallpaper behind them, full Windows 10 compatibility, and more. Users will also be able to condense their Fences into a "title bar" instead of hiding the fence completely, allowing for better organization and easy to find files.		Stardock releases Fences 3, the next major upate to its popular Fences application. Fences 3 keeps all of the features of its predecessor, but adds support for modern, high DPI monitors, more translucency behind fences by blurring the wallpaper behind them, full Windows 10 compatibility, and more. Users will also be able to condense their Fences into a "title bar" instead of hiding the fence completely, allowing for better organization and easy to find files.

	[[File:Fences3-roll-up-fences.jpg\|350px]]		[[File:Fences3-roll-up-fences.jpg\|350px]]

	<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.~~5em~~; margin-top:0.875em"> September 2017</h2>		<h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top:0.875em"> September 2017</h2>
	Fences is made available on the Steam platform for purchasing and download.		Fences is made available on the Steam platform for purchasing and download.