ViPad

What ViPad is

ViPad is a free Windows desktop organizer for placing shortcuts, files, and web links into labelled areas called pads. Users can spread multiple pads across the desktop, add named tabs to one pad, or combine the two layouts. A right-click command imports desktop shortcuts and skips items already present. Live keyword search filters items as someone types, and pads paginate when full. Optional snap-to-grid, icons up to 256×256, and touch gestures for switching pages provide layout controls. On Windows 10 and 11, pads can use acrylic blur and rounded corners, with adjustable darkness, sheen, and borders; the glass effect requires Windows 10 or later. ViPad runs on Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7, and requires no sign-up. Its maker publishes VB6 source on GitHub and says the current release builds from a clean checkout. The maker also says ViPad has no account, licence check, in-app analytics, or phone-home behavior. It does not offer automatic sorting rules, desktop double-click roll-up, or snapshot-and-restore of layouts. Help is available through Discord, and bug reports can be submitted without an account.