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WinMetro VS Cairo Shell

Compare WinMetro VS Cairo Shell and see what are their differences

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Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.
  • WinMetro Landing page
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    2023-09-19
  • Cairo Shell Landing page
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    2021-09-19

WinMetro videos

WinMetro Review: The Windows 8 UI

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  • Tutorial - Review and How To Get And Use WinMetro In Windows Vista or Windows 7
  • Tutorial - ►How to make Windows 7 looks Like Windows 8 ! (WinMetro)

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to WinMetro and Cairo Shell)
OS & Utilities
24 24%
76% 76
Image Optimisation
17 17%
83% 83
Note Taking
20 20%
80% 80
Personalization
18 18%
82% 82

User comments

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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.

WinMetro mentions (0)

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

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 WinMetro and Cairo Shell, you can also consider the following products

Immersive Explorer - Browse Folders, Libraries, Favorites etc.

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

Newgen - Newgen is an application that brings the new Metro UI to your desktop.

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

Omnimo UI - Do you want your desktop to look futuristic, informative and stylish?

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').