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WindowGrid VS Cairo Shell

Compare WindowGrid VS Cairo Shell and see what are their differences

WindowGrid logo WindowGrid

Quickly and easily layout windows on a dynamic grid using just the mouse.

Cairo Shell logo Cairo Shell

Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.
  • WindowGrid Landing page
    Landing page //
    2020-03-18
  • Cairo Shell Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-19

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WindowGrid: Fenster auf dem Desktop ausrichten

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to WindowGrid and Cairo Shell)
Window Manager
100 100%
0% 0
Image Optimisation
0 0%
100% 100
OSX Tools
100 100%
0% 0
Note Taking
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, WindowGrid should be more popular than Cairo Shell. It has been mentiond 7 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.

WindowGrid mentions (7)

  • Looking for a specific window-managing software (macOS equivalent for a Windows app)
    On my Windows PC I am using Window Grid , which is my favorite way to manage windows, and would love a macOS equivalent. If you haven't used it, basically it adds a right click function only when you grab a window to move it - so grabbing a window with left click (holding it down), right-clicking and then a grid pops up to help you resize and realign that particular window. Here's a gif from their website. This... Source: about 1 year ago
  • Μικροπρογραμματα στον υπολογιστη για better experience
    Free: Search Everything (helps find files and stuff https://www.voidtools.com/ ) WizTree (you can see file sizes visually and helps you find stuff that take too much space.https://www.diskanalyzer.com/ ) EarThumpet (better volume mixer than the windows one https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/eartrumpet/9NBLGGH516XP?hl=en-us&gl=US ) ShareX (screenshot ktl. https://getsharex.com/ ) Displayfusion (gia dual... Source: almost 2 years ago
  • alt + tab mouse click doesn't work on Win 11?
    Another approach that does not involve the Alt key is WindowGrid and of course there is Microsoft's own FancyZones PowerToy. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Results From ~1.1M Christmas Paper (5466 Presents)
    I currently run 6 alts at the same time, to organize the windows I use a program that lets you easily place the clients in a neat grid of your choice http://windowgrid.net/. Source: over 2 years ago
  • I have found out today about "windows power toys" and the neat features it brings to windows 10 and wanted to share it with you guys :)
    You'll probably like WindowGrid. It's like fancy zones on steroids while also being simpler to use. Source: over 2 years ago
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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 WindowGrid and Cairo Shell, you can also consider the following products

AquaSnap - Too many windows on your screen? Stop wasting your productivity.

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').

Mizage Divvy - Divvy is an entirely new way of managing your workspace.

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

Rectangle - Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.

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