

Many of the original PowerToys are now integrated into the Windows operating system, such as Command Prompt Here (opens a Command Prompt window in your current folder) and Send to X (send the selected file to a location from the context menu). PowerToys was a set of freeware system utility apps Microsoft developed for Windows 95 and Windows XP, and now for Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Fancy Zones app is part of the revitalized Microsoft PowerToys project. To use Fancy Zones, you must install the PowerToys utilities, then enable Fancy Zones through the utility manager. If Fancy Zone's default grids are not to your liking, you can create a custom grid layout with multiple zones. Each grid adds extra snap-to lines to your monitor, allowing you to push your apps around the screen with ease. The default layouts include rows, columns, grids, and a handy priority grid. It brings the functionality of several other apps on this list into a Windows 10 or Windows 11-specific app.įancy Zones splits your monitor layout into several easy-to-use monitor layouts. Fancy Zones is an extension of the Windows 10 and Windows 11 snap tool. A personal favorite is Qtile because of the Python programming language that offers a lot of customization options.The winner of the best window manager tool undoubtedly goes to Microsoft's Fancy Zones. They are fast, minimal, and offer all the essential features you’ll need to keep your app windows organized and maximize your productivity. In case you’re getting started with window managers, I recommend checking out xmonad or i3. A majority of them offer nearly the same features as our list above. As with any Linux app category, there are many more window managers in the Linux community that you can choose. Window managers are an essential part of daily workflow productivity for users who have to navigate between several apps or several display screens. Another computer desktop organizer for Windows 10, ViPad, also takes a container-based approach to organizing your desktop. By default, it can run on only the Xlib library and work with other libraries such as libXext for shape extension, libjpeg for JPEG backgrounds and icons, libpng PNG backgrounds and icons, Cairo and libRSVG for icons and backgrounds, and many more.
