- Shell Extension City - http://shellcity.net/
Shell extensions, interface customization software, and other utilities for Windows 95/98/NT/2000, and other OSs. For Windows, over 1000 shell extensions and replacements, registry hacking software, and much else needed to customize your system. Mostly freeware. New programs added daily.
- ShellFront - http://www.shellfront.org/
Information on various alternative shells for Windows.
- Aston - http://www.astonshell.com/
A desktop manager and shell replacement for Windows with easy shell swapping capability and features including transparencies and hotkeys.
- DarkStep - http://www.darkstep.com/
Replaces the default explorer shell for Windows 9x/ME/NT/W2K, which allows for a fully customized Graphical User Interface to improve/personalize functionality and aesthetics.
- Shell-Shocked - http://shell-shocked.org/
Alternate Windows shell online magazine.
- DesktopX - http://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/
This utility offers many desktop enhancements such as adding objects, direct access to ActiveX controls, and ability to create your own objects and add functionality with VBScript or Javascript.
- Blackbox For Windows - http://www.bb4win.org
The main site for blackbox for windows, an alternative shell that mimics blackbox for linux.
- Core - http://www.coreshell.info
Core is written in VB6 and is designed to imitate LiteStep in that it is completely customizable.
- bbLean - http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/
bbLean is the lean version of Blackbox for Windows. It keeps balance between features and complexity, to give you efficient means within a compact shell.
- Blizzle - http://blizzle.com/
News and releases about Windows customization and alternative shell software
- Blueberry 3D-Desktop - http://blueberry.sourceforge.net/
The Blueberry desktop project is made using Delphi, it's main purpose is a 3D OPENGL engine in replacement of Windows desktop
- GO - http://www.shellcity.net/go/go.htm
Go, the ultraminimilistic shell for windows. A run box, some hotkeys, and no fuss.
- PureLS - http://www.purels.org
Originally LiteStep recoded into ANSI C. Same as LiteStep in setup and configuration, differant under the hood.
- Emerge Desktop - http://www.emergedesktop.org
Emerge Desktop is an alternate desktop shell (user interface) for Microsoft Windows 2000 and above. It provides menus similar to the standard 'Start Menu' available via a right or mid click on the desktop. In addition, there are many additional applets that provide additional functionality, including a task list, system tray (the icons located on the right hand side of the Windows Taskbar). There are many informational applets that display CPU, Memory and Disk usage. It will even display the weather for you.
- ThinTop Desktop Security Suite - http://www.thintop.com
A desktop replacement shell for Win9x to XP, designed to secure the desktop, block un-authorised applications, remove access to command prompts, stop unwanted user changes and enable the administrator to centrally define access on a per user basis in both thin and fat client environments. Easy to install and administer and fully customisable desktop interface suitable for any organisation.
- LowDimension.net - http://sharpe.sourceforge.net/news.php
SharpE - An alternative to Litestep and other Windows shells
- Bluebox - http://www.codedump.org
A competitor to Blackbox for Windows, bluebox adheres more to the fluxbox style of doing things.
- LiteShell - http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~mosses/rob/index.html
A tiny, ultra-fast shell for Windows. It is designed with old, slow PCs in mind. On any PC, it uses next to no CPU/RAM.
- k23 productions - http://www.k23productions.com/
Home of cloud:9ine, icefire, melon, eggShell, and dotWidgets.
- The SphereXP - http://www.hamar.sk/sphere/
The SphereXP is a 3D desktop replacement for Microsoft Windows XP. Taking the known concept of three-dimensional desktops to its own level. It offers a new way to organize objects on the desktop such as icons and applications.
- Talisman - http://www.lighttek.com/talisman.htm
"Talisman Desktop" (Talisman) is a desktop alternative and shell-replacement for Windows 9x/ME and NT/2000/XP, capable of transforming your desktop into an interface organized as you like.
- MacVision - http://members.aol.com/JMB1984/MacVision/
MacVision is a program for all Windows computers. It allows your computer to be more friendly - more "Mac like". MacVision gives your Windows environment the friendly personality of a Macintosh computer by replacing the normal windows style window borders, buttons, progress bars, scrollbars, and more... and at the same time gives you the functionality of MacOS by providing a strikingly similar replica of the Mac OS Finder.
- WinStep - http://www.winstep.net/
Winstep Software Technologies develops a suite of award winning, skinnable applications for the Windows 32-bit environment. The purpose of this groundbreaking suite is to provide usability enhancements to the standard Explorer shell while at the same time providing the user with unlimited flexibility. All Winstep applications are compatible with Win9x, ME, NT4, 2000 and XP.
- Desktop Manager - http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/byronm/dm.html
Desktop Manager is a virtual desktop program and Windows shell. A virtual desktop program gives you more work space, you use a control of some kind and you switch to another virtual screen where you can run different applications. So, instead of hunting for windows behind other windows on one cramped screen you can keep them separate and switch to them when you need to work with them. A Windows shell is what you see on the desktop, the interface for interacting with the system, it includes the icons, folders, the taskbar, etc. Desktop Manager is what you make of it.
- HoverDesk - http://www.hoverdesk.net/
HoverDesk is a complete and powerful desktop replacement. It adds versatility to your existing Windows desktop and lets you customize your interface according to your needs and tastes. HoverDesk expands the Windows environment by adding novel ways to launch your applications, keep track of running tasks, display system information, display time / date with world time zone features, play media files and more.
- BEOSWin - http://members.aol.com/chchillsch/index.htm
BEOSWin is a BEOS style Shell for Windows 95 or 98, designed to emulate the "Deskbar" application of BEOS version 5.
- Silver Forge Systems - http://www.silver-forge.com/
Makers of the Equinox Shell, DesktopPro Studio, and DesktopPro 2000 line of alternative shells.
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