Top 5 Open-Source Alternatives to Start Menu X

Product categories

App Launcher Bookmarks Cloud Computing Image Optimisation LMS Note Taking OS & Utilities Productivity Web Service Automation Windows Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Start Menu X are Classic Shell, PortableApps.com, and Cairo Shell. 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.

Classic Shell Landing Page
1

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.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#OS & Utilities #Note Taking #LMS 18 social mentions
PortableApps.com Landing Page
2

PortableApps.com

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
Cairo Shell Landing Page
3

Cairo Shell

Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Image Optimisation #Note Taking #Cloud Computing 2 social mentions
Cairo-Dock Landing Page
4

Cairo-Dock

Cairo-Dock / GLX-Dock 3. 4 is now available. Cairo-Dock 3. 4 is finally released! One year after the 3.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Productivity #Windows Tools 3 social mentions
TaskbarXI Landing Page
5

TaskbarXI

Allround Signmaker and Graphic designer. Also very tech-savvy 🤖
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #LMS #OS & Utilities