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Install it, allow two permissions, start your 14-day trial.

2 minDesklot 0.3.1

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  1. Getting started
  2. Boxes
  3. Peek and hide
  4. Screenshot ledge
  5. Desklot Tools
  6. Finder Services
  7. Keyboard shortcuts
  8. License
  9. Troubleshooting

Install it

  1. 1

    Drag it to Applications

    Download the .dmg with Try free.

  2. 2

    Open it like any app

    Notarized by Apple.

Needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.

Go through the welcome

  1. 1

    How new files are grouped

  2. 2

    Where your folders go

  3. 3

    Before you start

    Then Get started.

Allow two permissions

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    Allow your Desktop folder

    Your files never leave your Mac.

  2. 2

    Accessibility, only for widgets

    Used only so Add Widgets… opens the gallery.

Said no? System Settings › Privacy & Security › Files and Folders › Desktop Folder.

What changes on your Desktop

  1. Illustration: folders in a tall box, glass boxes of files and screenshots on the ledge.Illustration: folders in a tall box, glass boxes of files and screenshots on the ledge.
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    Your files, in glass boxes

    Nothing moves: they stay in ~/Desktop.

  2. 2

    Right-click is Desklot's menu

Your 14-day trial

  1. 1

    Online once, then offline

  2. 2

    Days left, in the menu

    Opens Settings › License.

  3. 3

    Then US$30, once

    Per Mac, no subscription. Buy and activate.

Still stuck? Write to soporte@desklot.com. We answer within 2 business days. Support

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