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Open Shell VS VirtuaWin

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Open Shell logo Open Shell

Open Shell is a fork of the Classic Shell project for Windows that getting back the classic start...

VirtuaWin logo 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').
  • Open Shell Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-02-07
  • VirtuaWin Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-20

Open Shell videos

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Classic Menu for Windows 10 with Open Shell

VirtuaWin videos

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VirtuaWin: Virtual Desktops for Windows

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Open Shell and VirtuaWin)

Open Shell

VirtuaWin

Note Taking
58 58%
Note Taking
42% 42
LMS
100 100%
LMS
0% 0
Image Optimisation
0 0%
Image Optimisation
100% 100
OS & Utilities
100 100%
OS & Utilities
0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, VirtuaWin seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 3 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.

Open Shell mentions (0)

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

VirtuaWin mentions (3)

  • Windows is not bad - it's a matter of familiarity
    For instance, many Linux users bash (sic) Windows because it only supported virtual desktops since very recent versions (8, I think). But that is false. You could totally have virtual desktops since Windows 98. You just had to install a third-party application for that. It is no different than having to install, say, Gnome to have a desktop on Linux. Source: about 2 years ago
  • What are the benefits of using Linux over other operating systems?
    Since Windows 98. It has been decades, not years. Source: over 2 years ago
  • How i have used 9 layers of the keyboard (for those who wonder why anyone needs that many layers
    Qwety layer Numpad layer aroww key layer Two layers are based on virtuawin. One one the fact I type using the colemak-dhm layout. Two shift layers I will replace with shit + function and alt + function keys. The mouse layer is largely novelty but if the cursor is close the I will use it as realigning my fingers with keyboard is annoying. Source: about 3 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Open Shell and VirtuaWin, you can also consider the following products

Classic Shell - Classic Shell was developed for Windows 8 since that was the first version of the popular operating system to forgo the iconic Start menu.

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.

StartIsBack - StartIsBack returns Windows 10 and Windows 8 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7. It's totally awesome and easy solution for your new Windows woes.

Sysinternals Desktops - Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops.

Start Menu X - Start Menu X with Start Button. Power users know how inconvenient and time-consuming it is to launch programs from the system menu.

Cairo Shell - Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.

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