Software Alternatives & Reviews

bbLean VS Cairo Shell

Compare bbLean VS Cairo Shell and see what are their differences

bbLean logo bbLean

Alternative Windows shell

Cairo Shell logo Cairo Shell

Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.
  • bbLean Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-03-31
  • Cairo Shell Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-19

bbLean

Categories
  • OS & Utilities
  • Personalization
  • Image Optimisation
  • Tool
Website bb4win.sourceforge.net
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Cairo Shell

Categories
  • Image Optimisation
  • Cloud Computing
  • Note Taking
  • Cloud Infrastructure
Website cairodesktop.com
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bbLean videos

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to bbLean and Cairo Shell)
OS & Utilities
45 45%
55% 55
Image Optimisation
30 30%
70% 70
Note Taking
0 0%
100% 100
Personalization
56 56%
44% 44

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Cairo Shell should be more popular than bbLean. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

bbLean mentions (1)

  • A forgotten webpage: Stardock.com - This year in skinning (2002) - Windows XP skins
    I used to love this stuff, I had a sick bblean setup. Now I'm old and lazy and I leave everything default and make my desktop background a solid color. Source: over 1 year ago

Cairo Shell mentions (2)

  • Microsoft is turning Windows 11's Start Menu into an advertisement delivery system
    Back when I was an edgy teenager I tried every Windows desktop shell replacement available. My favorites were LiteStep and Emerge Desktop. I was there when Cairo Shell first emerged but has never tried a working version since I moved to other OSes before any usable version was out. I am now using Windows for work and I think it’s time to revisit these options. Source: over 1 year ago
  • My first personal server
    Hyper-V Server 2019 gets my vote, with the Cairo Desktop it's a near unbeatable setup. Add the FoD pack, browser of your choice, Windows Admin Center for local management of the entire system including virtualized guests. It's a very robust enterprise grade server that requires NO LICENSE and ends up having a very nice GUI for a core server. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing bbLean and Cairo Shell, you can also consider the following products

WindowBlinds - WindowBlinds is a computer program that allows users to skin the Windows graphical user interface.

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Talisman Desktop - Talisman Desktop is a configurable Windows shell replacement introduced in 1997 by Lighttek...

BB4Win - BB4Win (Blackbox for Windows) is an alternative shell for Microsoft Windows.

VirtuaWin - VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista/Win7/Win10). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called 'workspaces').

SkinPacks Flattastic Theme - SkinPacks Flattastic Theme is a powerful software designed for the windows system that allows users to change the skin of the window without facing any hassle.