Sharpenviro (stalled)Īnother good shell alternative is Sharpenviro. It replaces Windows Explorer, the taskbar, the start button and pretty much everything else. Emerge Desktop (stalled)Įmerge Desktop was probably one of the most popular Windows replacement shells out there before it stopped developed in 2015. Since the last stable release was just in 2017, it still works fine in Windows 10, 8, 7, etc. It’s also highly customizable, which is kind of the point if you are replacing your entire Windows shell. Hopefully, someone picks it back up for him because it’s definitely one of the better shell replacements.Īs the name suggests, it can give Windows that classic look from older versions. Classic Shell (stalled)Ĭlassic Shell was active till the end of 2017, but the developer has stopped working on it after 8 long years. It’s not highly customizable or anything like that, but it does give your desktop a unique look.
It kind of makes your Windows desktop look more like the Mac OS X desktop.
CarioShell (active)ĬarioShell is the only modern looking and active Windows shell alternative that allows you to access your files and programs faster from the desktop. All of the shells are easy to uninstall if you don’t like them, which is good.
In this article, I will list out active and stalled projects that are the best replacement shells for Windows. I’ll also mention some of the most popular programs for customizing the Windows 10 GUI. Instead, it seems nowadays there are more desktop customization utilities than shell replacements. There used to be a lot of different shell replacement programs out there, but for whatever reason, almost all have stalled development. Also, a lot of shells end up using less resources than the default shell.
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