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Open Shell

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

Top 5 Open-Source Alternatives to Open Shell

Classic Shell Cairo Shell PortableApps.com TaskbarXI Scoop

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Open Shell are Classic Shell, Cairo Shell, and PortableApps.com. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Classic Shell was developed for Windows 8 since that was the first version of the popular operating system to forgo the iconic Start menu.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #OS & Utilities #Note Taking #LMS 18 social mentions

  2. Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Image Optimisation #Note Taking #Cloud Computing 2 social mentions

  3. PortableApps.com is a website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #LMS #Bookmarks 149 social mentions

  4. Allround Signmaker and Graphic designer. Also very tech-savvy 🤖
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #LMS #OS & Utilities

  5. 5
    A command-line installer for Windows
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Windows Tools #Package Manager #Front End Package Manager 155 social mentions

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