Desktop Icon Manager For Mac

There is a general tendency for clean desktops lately, but many users still have an easier time managing their files from the desktop. Keeping them organized can be tricky if they come and go, and you may sometimes need to hide them for various reasons.

Desktop Icon Manager is a fairly simple app that offers some interesting icon-related features. It can save remember multiple icon arrangements and restore them at any time, as well as hide your icons if you need a clean desktop for any reason.

Once you save an icon arrangement, it is stored as the default arrangement, and it will be the one restored when you use this function. You can also create a new arrangement and then select the one that will be restored from the app's settings.

It's worth noting that icon positions are memorized independently of resolution. This means that if you switch to a different resolution, icons will still be placed in the same spot.

The app can store icon locations at regular intervals, from 30 minutes to 24 hours, or whenever the app is closed. To facilitate restoring them, you can configure Desktop Icon Manager to restore icons from the default arrangement at app launch, and then optionally close the application.

If your desktop is quite crowded, being able to clean it up with one click can be helpful. This app includes such a function, but it would be nice if it were a bit more accessible, as it is currently only available via a drop-down menu.

Desktop Icon Manager is simple and lightweight, and it can be very useful if you happen to store a lot of files and folders on your desktop. It's a specialized and easy-to-use tool, and completely free.