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Windows 10 / 11 · x64 · public release · v2.3.3

Desktop control.
Out of the way.

Hider is a lightweight Windows utility for hiding, restoring and arranging desktop icons. Double-click empty desktop space to toggle every icon, then leave Hider running quietly in the tray.

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free tray utility multi-monitor lightweight
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Overview Desktop
STARTUP · ON TRAY HUB
DESKTOP CONTROL
Desktop icons
Hide, restore and arrange the desktop without keeping a heavy interface open.
Double-click empty desktop space. The watcher remains active in the tray.
SEND TO TRAY
DESKTOP ICONS Visible current icon visibility
WATCHER Active desktop double-click service
START WITH WINDOWS Enabled tray-only after sign-in
GESTURE Double-click empty desktop space only
Direct controls The same state as the desktop gesture.
TOGGLE ICONS STARTUP: ON
Platform Windows 10 / 11 x64
Price Free
Release v2.3.3 Public
Background use Designed for tray

Keep the desktop under control.

Hider focuses on a small set of desktop jobs and keeps them available without turning into another application you have to keep open.

Hide / restore

One gesture for every icon.

Double-click an empty area of the desktop and Hider instantly switches between a clean desktop and your normal icon layout.

  • Works without opening the interface
  • Manual toggle available too
  • Desktop watcher stays in the tray
Desktop layout

Arrange icons with a purpose.

Pick a monitor and use layout tools to organize its desktop icons instead of manually dragging everything back into place.

  • Smart category grouping
  • Games / work / A–Z presets
  • Rows, columns, grid and undo
Appearance

Resize icons from Hider.

Change Explorer desktop icon size directly from the same utility, including quick presets and finer adjustments.

  • Small / medium / large
  • Fine size adjustment
  • Multi-monitor aware layout target
Built for the tray

Quiet when you are not using it.

Hider is designed as a utility you can leave running. Sending it to the tray closes the WPF interface and keeps only the lightweight desktop watcher and tray control active.

Tray-firstThe full interface does not need to stay open.
Startup optionLaunch directly into the tray after Windows sign-in.
No constant sortingLayout analysis only runs when you request it.
No animated background workDesktop controls stay event-driven.
Basic telemetry

Product events, not your desktop.

The public build includes lightweight release telemetry for basic usage and stability tracking. Hider does not send desktop file names, shortcut targets or desktop file contents as part of that basic tracking.

Anonymous install IDUsed for basic event grouping.
Feature eventsExamples include icon toggles, layout use, tray/startup changes and app version.
Public release · v2.3.3

Clean desktop. One gesture.

Install Hider, leave it in the tray and keep desktop visibility, layout and icon sizing one click — or one double-click — away.

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