XFolder can add a "Snap to grid" menu item to all folder context menus. When selecting it, all objects in the folder will "jump" onto an invisible grid.

The "Snap to grid" feature is a bit hard to explain. Just think of a folder whose objects are pretty messed up: how many times have you found yourself trying to align those objects below or next to each other?

The "Arrange" menu item doesn't help here, since it reorders the objects completely. Now imagine a set of invisible equidistant lines spread over the folder window, which attract the objects therein when you select "Snap to grid".

The "Snap to grid" menu item will only be visible when the following applies:

1. the folder must be open;
2. the folder must have the no-grid icon view (the default for most folders); it will not be visible for folders in details or tree view or if you have changed the icon view to "flowed" or "non-flowed" in the folder's settings dialog;
3. the folder must not have the "Always maintain sort order" setting enabled.

You can specify the grid's origin and spacing on the "Grid" page in the new "Workplace Shell" object.

Note: With V0.81, the "Snap to grid" behavior has changed slightly. Per default, XFolder will only let the currently selected objects snap on the grid. However, if you hold down the Shift key while selecting that menu item, all items will be snapped (like in previous versions).