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BentoDesk
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- Automation
- Live folders synchronize a bound directory with its Zone, while local rules support repeatable organization without an online service.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says application data and user files are not collected, sold, or shared, and desktop paths, names, icons, and contents are not uploaded.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- File handling
- It supports Windows Shell drag and drop for files, folders, and shortcuts, with move and copy behavior.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended fit
- The maker positions BentoDesk for local-first desktop organization and says it does not provide cloud-account sync or replace Explorer.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Layouts and recovery
- Users can arrange Zones in several layouts, save snapshots, review structural changes on a timeline, and restore earlier arrangements.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The source code is licensed under GNU AGPL-3.0-or-later.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- BentoDesk is Windows-only, does not replace Explorer, and does not provide cloud-account sync.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Local operation
- The maker says BentoDesk has no account, project-operated server, telemetry, analytics, advertising, cloud storage, or crash-upload service.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Features include filtering and cross-Zone search, selectable smart-grouping suggestions, live folders, and local organization rules.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Platform requirements
- BentoDesk is Windows-only and requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11, on x86-64.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- Plugins can be installed from validated local packages, enabled, disabled, persisted, and removed with confirmation.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- BentoDesk says it has no account system, telemetry, analytics, advertising, cloud storage, or crash uploads, and does not upload desktop file names, paths, icons, or contents.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- BentoDesk organizes ordinary Windows files into desktop Zones that open as grids and can be combined into Stacks.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Recovery
- Users can save and load layout snapshots, inspect structural changes on a timeline, and restore an earlier arrangement.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- BentoDesk requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11, and an x86-64 processor.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- Users can filter one Zone or search across all Zones.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker describes update-package digest or signature verification and local encryption options including DPAPI or a passphrase.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker asks users to report security issues through GitHub's private reporting channel rather than a public issue.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
