preface
Instead of stacking all kinds of software and files on the desktop, I prefer to have a simple desktop, so MY desktop generally only has a few ICONS, most of which I will classify into dynamic tiles.
Although I have heard of the Windows broadsword department for a long time, but there is no my main use of the function cut before, so I have been just as this as a stem, until the latest Windows11 launched, I love to use Windows magnetic paste was cut, deeply realized the broadsword department of profound skills! Really confirmed that sentence: easy to use? Go ahead, cut it!
Magnet for most of its core function is to make all kinds of software can classify filing together, have the effect of finishing the desktop, so that we can quickly find and use, and quick starter and desktop finishing tool function also is such, so here I say alternative software actually is also a variety of quick starter and desktop finishing tool!
Quick starter
Explanation: This type of fast starter and dynamic tiles are most similar.
Scope of application: people who use more kinds of software, which is mainly to classify and sort out many software, but weak to sort out documents and other contents.
The software for this evaluation has the following characteristics:
- Support Chinese
- It has been updated in recent years (within five years)
LUCY
Current review version: V1.6.4
Official documentation: www.yuque.com/lucy/lucy,
Download address: www.lanzoux.com/b015ebrti
Interface and basic function demo diagram
Interface theme: Normal mode and dark mode
View methods: List and tiled
Core function experience description
Features: free, simple, exquisite, support search, green without (serve) pressure, installation support set boot parameters, support drag and drop to add, support the hidden side, support to open the resource manager right-click menu Supporting both absolute path, relative path, very friendly for people who need a share packages; Support various formats, all suffixes, even no suffix files, folders, urls, system functions (policy group, registry, control panel, etc.), UWP(can not be directly dragged from the start menu, need to be put on the desktop before dragging from the desktop) can be added.
Disadvantages: No hot update (each update needs to manually download the new version to cover the old version), single skin theme (the new version added dark mode and light mode optional), poor look and feel of fonts and interface under high resolution screen.
Bottom line: This is a good choice if you just need files, software archiving, like simplicity, don’t like frequent updates, and don’t use a high-resolution screen
Maya
Current review version: 1.2.4
GitHub open Source download: github.com/25H/Maya/re…
Interface and basic function demo diagram
Interface theme: dozens of colors to choose from, the latest version of the Windows11 theme. View mode: List (green, red), Tile (black left), List tile (black right)
Core function experience description
Hot update, and has more kinds of skin, in high resolution also has a very good performance! Also added automatic backup data (backups of groups you set) files. Disadvantages: The current version lacks the ability to hide edges, open the right click menu in Explorer, and set different viewing modes for different groups compared to LUCY.
Maya can directly enter command line commands to perform or invoke searches. This is a feature that I think is superior.
Rolan
Current review version: 2.5.1
Official website: getrolan.com/
Interface and basic function demo diagram
Interface theme: Dozens of colors to choose from, but you need to purchase a professional version to use. View method: Tile (1), list tile (2), tile to name (3)
Core function experience description
Features: Charge (49 year, 89 two years), as a quick starter, Rolan and Maya were very similar in function, and has the welt hide and open the resource manager right-click menu function, and add the cloud backup, notes of cloud, the cloud task list feature, and display the animation of the software and close animation will look better, don’t want to in front of the two software rev Move and close are flash and flash, but have a gradual transition effect. And according to the website, the latest version can be downloaded directly from the Microsoft Store. If the Internet is good, I really like the software downloaded from the store.
Cons: The fee isn’t a buyout, but the free version understandably limits most features because it requires constant backup of the server. But the Maya search command lacks the Bing and DuckDuckGo search. Software needs to be installed, not decompressed and ready to use.
Conclusion: Because it is a charge software, I did not buy this software, and to attempt to apply to the developers for a few days to try to also did not respond, so most of the functions of this software cannot be used, so can only describe the subjective experience of the individual, the software compares the two software advantage is not particularly big, although the charge is reasonable, and is not expensive, but its key selling point cloud Note-taking, cloud task lists, etc., can be replaced by other software (utool,OneNote,TODO). And because it is installed for use, not unpacked, it does not share your collection with others like the first two. This is a key reason why I don’t want to use this software.
The overall summary
If you don’t know what you want to replace the dynamic magnet, so here I first is Maya, but if you are facing the hidden (stick on the edge of the computer, like QQ automatically to reduce the hidden), open the task manager’s right-click menu has such function demand, then from two other software on-demand choose, LUCY has the above two functions, also It’s extremely small (Maya is 8.11MB,LUCY is 4.25MB) and supports different viewing methods for different groups. Rolan, on the other hand, has more cloud capabilities.
Desktop decluttering tool
Note: this kind is also used for desktop sorting, before I use magnetic stickers, is through this kind of software to sort out the desktop.
Scope of application:
- For people with more documents, this kind of inductive software will generally have better inductive support for various document formats.
- Not used to using one software to organize another software.
The software I sorted out below is also friendly to Chinese support and has been updated in recent years.
360 Desktop Assistant
11.0.0.1501
Features: Automatic classification, can merge multiple file partitions (such as documents and others), desktop assistant, less interference to right-click menu (only added a level 1 menu, the rest are in the level 2 menu)
Cons: ads!! (the screensaver screen will be replaced with an advertising screen), which doesn’t look very good in Windows11’s dark mode, and is too small for high-resolution screens.
Bottom line: I highly recommend you not consider using 360 desktop unless you are using 360 family bucket and don’t care about advertising.
DeskGo(Tencent Desktop)
Version: 2.9.20254
Features: with wallpaper center, according to the most recent use of automatic desktop sorting
Disadvantages: add too much content in the right menu level menu, seriously affect the right menu beautiful! Too few features; Lack of automatic sorting by file type; There are no obvious ads, but the wallpaper center that comes bundled with the desktop installation sucks.
Stay cool desktop
Version: 1.0.0.25
Features: Gives me the feel of going AD plugin for 360 desktop. In terms of functionality and right-click menu, it is similar to the 360, but it is an open source software on GitHub. Support for custom automatic classification (this is not a feature of the 360).
Disadvantages: by Windows11 own anti-virus reported poison (and reported poison is uninstall program, every anti-virus software will uninstall the program to delete, which leads me to suspect that this is the author deliberately). Merge multiple boxes can not be mouse off (above 360 can merge multiple boxes drag open, also can drag two boxes together automatically merge), cool desktop only support drag merge, if you want to separate, you need to choose in the right menu. Failed to find the list display mode, which is the best mode for some documents with long file names.
StarDock Fences
This is a Steam software, national area of 37 yuan for permanent use, personally feel very worthwhile
PS: Most of the bad reviews in the following image are due to a previous version of the Wallpaper engine conflicts with the Wallpaper engine. However, this bug has been fixed in the latest version.
Version: V3.0.9(this is the version before the clash with Wallpaper Engine!)
Features: fully functional, the above desktop finishing software some functions he has basic (in addition to 360 additional those and desktop finishing have no relation to the function and 360 features advertising), will not add any menu to the right button! Personally, I like this very much. I can take a snapshot of the desktop layout and have a lot of freedom to adjust the transparency of various colors.
Some of the remaining features that are hard to describe are shown below:
Disadvantages: charging, more functions, may lead to high cost, need a certain amount of time to learn to use.
Fences: As a premium app, I think the price of Fences is very good. However, the price of Fences will vary from platform to platform. Fences :49 in China, 37 in Steam and 69 in Exite.com (both RMB). If you want to support canonicity, steam (a gaming platform, but it also has a lot of excellent software) although it is the best place, but you have to download the steam client and register their account to use, and can’t unload when using steam, the domestic website also is right choice, but if you mind domestic agents that foreign website is also can Of choice.
summarize
Fences is highly recommended if you want a desktop organizer. Fences is the ultimate desktop organizer and comes with a 30 day free trial. You can try it out if you really like it before buying! If you really can’t accept the charge, then the free open source cool desktop should also be a priority object, he also has a more perfect mechanism for the classification of files.
Windows this huge ecosystem, all kinds of good and novel software emerge in an endless stream, if you like to see more of this kind of software introduction, give me a few more praise, pay attention to me, this will be the biggest motivation for my creation!