FanFolder

Ole Bhartvigsen·OleBhartvigsen.FanFolder

Animated fan folder popup for the Windows taskbar.

FanFolder turns any folder into an animated, arc-shaped popup on the Windows taskbar. Click the taskbar icon and the most recently modified items in a configured folder fan out in a smooth animation. Open items, use the full Windows shell context menu (right-click), or drag them into other applications. Works with local folders as well as cloud-synced folders such as OneDrive, Dropbox and Google Drive — always showing the latest files. Key features: - Multiple animation styles: Fan, Glide, Spring, Fade or None. - Sort by date modified, date created or name, with optional filename regex filter. - Configurable item count, folder path and display options via tray menu or registry. - Full Windows shell context menu and drag-and-drop support. - Per-user MSI install, no admin rights required. - Native x64 and ARM64 builds. - Small footprint and low memory usage.

winget install --id OleBhartvigsen.FanFolder --exact --source winget

Latest 1.2.2

Release Notes

Highlights in 1.2.2:

  • Fixed a blank fan window on machines where the configured folder (or the default recent-documents list) is empty: the fan now shows a "This folder is empty" message instead of an empty frame with a loading spinner.
  • Removed the unused Microsoft Graph integration and its winhttp / nlohmann_json dependencies, shrinking the build and keeping the app free of runtime network dependencies.
  • Documentation fixes: corrected the default animation style, the MaxItems range and the default folder path in the README.

Installer type: msi

x64user07927AE287D7A388129E9D5556416F6417A8BFDF29430D204C3610C5B41262A4
arm64userE2EFE5B515737D796DAD4CA2EB87415C3B889FE822509FC6861679BC5328DA61

Details

Homepage
https://github.com/olebhartvigsen/FanFolder
License
Proprietary
Publisher
Ole Bhartvigsen
Support
https://github.com/olebhartvigsen/FanFolder/issues
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2026 Ole Bulow Hartvigsen
Moniker
fanfolder

Tags

taskbarproductivitylauncherfanfolderutilityshellfiles