Software Alternatives & Reviews

Cairo Shell VS LiteStep

Compare Cairo Shell VS LiteStep and see what are their differences

Cairo Shell logo Cairo Shell

Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.

LiteStep logo LiteStep

LiteStep is a replacement desktop interface for Windows.
  • Cairo Shell Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-19
  • LiteStep Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-22

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LiteStep videos

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Cairo Shell and LiteStep)
Image Optimisation
80 80%
20% 20
Note Taking
81 81%
19% 19
OS & Utilities
73 73%
27% 27
Personalization
69 69%
31% 31

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Cairo Shell seems to be more popular. 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.

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

LiteStep mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of LiteStep yet. Tracking of LiteStep recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

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

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

bbLean - Alternative Windows shell

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').

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

bug.n - Provide views (i. e. virtual desktops) for showing only those windows, which you need to do your work..

Dexpot - If you don't have Dexpot yet, the new update makes it a must-have tool for Windows, adding a ton of features to your desktop that you never knew you wanted.