Early Access — Available on Steam

Your desktop, organized.

Customizable fences, desktop widgets, and a gaming-friendly overlay. Lightweight, stable, and yours forever for a one-time price.

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€14.99one-time · Lifetime updates · No subscription

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Everything you need, nothing you don't.

A desktop organizer that does its job well — fast, flexible, and designed for power users and gamers.

Customizable Fences

Organize icons into fully styled containers. Control colors, borders, padding, icon sizes, and headings — per fence.

Desktop Widgets

Clock with date display, and more on the way. Keep useful information visible right on your desktop.

Gaming Overlay

Quick-access overlay without alt-tabbing. Reach your desktop shortcuts and files mid-game without breaking focus.

Lightweight & Stable

Minimal CPU and memory usage. Won't crash Explorer or interfere with your games. Designed to stay out of the way.

Deep Customization

Every fence has its own style settings. Colors, transparency, border radius, padding, icon sizes — you control it all.

Steam Integration

Native Steam support — install, update, and launch right from your Steam library. Achievements and cloud saves included.

Style every fence individually.

Each container on your desktop can have its own look. Background colors, transparency, borders, padding, icon sizes, and custom headings — all independently configurable.

Per-fence background color and opacity
Custom border styles and radius
Adjustable icon sizes and padding
Drag and drop icons between fences
Rename and reorder with ease

Per-fence styling preview coming soon

How PortalDesk compares.

More features, better stability, and half the price of the leading competitor.

Feature	PortalDesk	Fences 6	iTop Easy Desktop
Price	€14.99 lifetime	~€28 per version	Free (Pro ~€10/yr)
Per-fence styling	Yes	No	No
Desktop widgets	Yes	No	Yes
Gaming overlay	Yes	Peek only	No
Stability	Yes	Limited	Limited
Update model	Lifetime free	Pay per version	Subscription
Steam integration	Yes	Limited	Yes

Price

PortalDesk

€14.99 lifetime

Fences 6

~€28 per version

iTop

Free (Pro ~€10/yr)

Per-fence styling

PortalDesk

Fences 6

iTop

Desktop widgets

PortalDesk

Fences 6

iTop

Gaming overlay

PortalDesk

Fences 6

Peek only

iTop

Stability

PortalDesk

Fences 6

iTop

Update model

PortalDesk

Lifetime free

Fences 6

Pay per version

iTop

Subscription

Steam integration

PortalDesk

Fences 6

iTop

Simple pricing. No surprises.

One purchase. Lifetime access. Every future update included.

Lifetime License

€14.99

One-time payment · No recurring fees

All current and future features
Lifetime updates at no extra cost
Desktop fences with full customization
Desktop widgets (clock + upcoming)
Gaming overlay
Steam achievements & cloud saves

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Early Access

Why Early Access?

PortalDesk is fully functional — fences, widgets, overlay, drag-and-drop, and deep customization all work today. Early Access lets us gather feedback, ensure compatibility across different Windows setups, and refine the experience before the full 1.0 launch.

What's working now

✓Customizable fences with full styling
✓Desktop widgets (clock + date)
✓Gaming-friendly overlay
✓Drag-and-drop between fences

What's coming

→More widget types
→Theme presets & sharing
→Import/export configurations
→Multi-language support

Estimated Early Access duration: 3–6 months. All Early Access buyers receive every future update at no additional cost.

Frequently asked questions.

What is PortalDesk?

PortalDesk is a Windows desktop organizer that lets you create customizable containers (fences) for your desktop icons, add widgets, and access everything quickly through a gaming-friendly overlay.

How is this different from Stardock Fences?

PortalDesk offers deeper per-fence customization, a gaming overlay, desktop widgets, and native Steam integration — all at half the price with lifetime updates included. No per-version payments.

Is this a subscription?

No. PortalDesk is a one-time purchase of €14.99. All current and future features are included. No recurring fees, ever.

Will it slow down my PC or crash Explorer?

PortalDesk is designed to be lightweight and stable. It uses minimal CPU and memory, and is built to coexist with Windows Explorer without conflicts.

Does it work while gaming?

Yes. The gaming overlay gives you quick access to your desktop fences and shortcuts without alt-tabbing out of your game.

What Windows versions are supported?

PortalDesk supports Windows 10 and Windows 11.

What does Early Access include?

Everything that’s listed on this page works today: fences, widgets, overlay, drag-and-drop, and full customization. Early Access is about gathering feedback and ensuring compatibility. More features are actively in development.