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Desktop Filing View v0.3.0

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Desktop Filing View shows your real desktop folders as a flat, scannable list — or a color-coded grid if you'd rather recognize folders by color than by reading names. Loose files stay visibly separate as Unfiled Items until you drag one onto a folder.

Features

  • Flat list view or color-coded grid view — toggle from the gear menu, right-click any folder to assign it a color
  • Drag a loose file onto a folder to file it away — no confirmation popup by default
  • Ctrl+Z undoes the last move instantly
  • Desktop Mode pins the window borderless behind other windows, so it sits like part of the desktop instead of another app window
  • Watches your desktop live and refreshes automatically when files or folders change
  • Runs as a lightweight tray utility — single left-click the tray icon to bring it back

Install
Download DesktopFilingViewSetup.exe below and run it. Nothing on your desktop moves or changes until you drag a file onto a folder yourself.

Windows may show a SmartScreen warning since this isn't code-signed — click "More info" → "Run anyway."