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 1.4.3·August 24, 2026

Release Notes

What's new in 1.4.3:

  • Fixed the taskbar icon showing a colored background plate. The icon is now transparent with no blue card behind it.
  • Added altform-unplated assets and built resources.pri so the taskbar renders the icon without plating it with the Windows accent color.
  • Scaled the icon to fill the entire tile edge-to-edge and centered it, so it no longer looks smaller than neighboring taskbar icons.

Installer type: msi

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arm64BCE940AEA79ED16950061C72687E9B44DA09D9667A20BE750431B3816CAB0F93

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

taskbarproductivitylauncherfanfolderutilityshellfilesmacosdockstacksrecentsquick-launchjump-lists

Older versions (2)

1.3.0
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1.2.2
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