DeskBox vs DesktopShelves
DeskBox
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| Figure | DeskBox | DesktopShelves |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 0 |
| Spec score · Desktop Organization Software | 8.6 (#2) | 7.3 (#25) |
| Documentation | The help center provides feature guides, quick-start instructions, settings guidance, backup topics, installation notes and FAQs. | The maker provides DesktopShelves tutorials covering shelf basics, drag and drop, text snippets, folder browsing, Finder labels, designs, and sorting. |
| Purpose | DeskBox organizes files on the Windows desktop using file boxes, folder mapping, stacks, groups, and desktop cleanup. | DesktopShelves organizes files on shelves on the Mac desktop. |
| Support | The maker directs users with questions or suggestions to the feedback channel and its 大雨实验室 public account. | DesktopShelves users can report problems through the app's built-in feedback mechanism or contact support by email. |
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In their own words
DeskBox
DeskBox is a free Windows app for organizing desktop files in boxes, mapped folders, stacks, and groups. File boxes support drag and drop, renaming, deletion, opening, and locating items in File Explorer. Mapped folders appear on the desktop without changing the original folder location. Similar files can be stacked manually or automatically, and grouped boxes can be switched with the mouse wheel or Ctrl+Tab. A cleanup flow lets users select files individually, include the public desktop, and resume an interrupted cleanup. Built-in boxes cover files, to-dos, notes, and music controls. DeskBox says files, to-dos, notes, and cache remain on the computer and are not uploaded to the cloud by default. Its built-in boxes have no feature restrictions, ads, or subscriptions; the app is listed as GPL-3.0-only with free personal use. It supports Windows 10 version 21H2 or later and Windows 11, with some materials and animations reduced on Windows 10. Direct installers support x64 or ARM64.
DesktopShelves
DesktopShelves has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.