Shell desktop replacement in Title/Summary

Wez's Evil Shell Desktop

Wez's Evil Shell Desktop is a replacement for the default Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 graphical shell (taskbar, start menu and "tray"). The default explorer shell uses quite a lot of run-time resources and can be quite slow to use for "Power Users". This shell provides the following features but uses only a fraction of the resources that explorer.exe uses: Quicklaunch icon bar Clock

• Publisher: Evil, as in Dr.
• Last updated: April 16th, 2008

WX Smart Desktop

WX Smart Desktop is a software solution designed to provide you with a choice in terms of Windows Desktop, as it also offers several additional functions that can help you increase your work productivity. The utility is fairly simple to understand and work with.

• Publisher: WXSDA - Technologies for new age.
• Last updated: July 28th, 2015

Talisman Desktop

Talisman Desktop is a desktop alternative and shell-replacement capable of transforming your desktop into an interface organized as you like. You can launch other applications in a new interface, instead of the standard Windows desktop. The program does not limit your computer fantasies

• Publisher: Lighttek Software
• Home page: www.lighttek.com
• Last updated: June 2nd, 2010

Shell desktop replacement in Description

SphereXP

SphereXP is a natural way of extending the classic desktop metaphor and a future platform for 3D applications being a next 3D desktop replacement. You can display icons and windows inside a sphere instead of a flat desktop, provide easy manipulations and navigation and extend the possibilities of Windows.

• Publisher: Sphere Inc.
• Last updated: May 22nd, 2009

KidsMenu

Kidsmenu is designed to be a child friendly alternative/replacement windows shell, and is also functional as a normal launcher/menu application. Kidsmenu avoids some of the complexity and danger introduced by the standard windows shell (explorer) when put in front of young children.

• Publisher: glob
• Home page: www.glob.com.au
• Last updated: January 20th, 2012

IconBar

Iconbar is a desktop utility for managing icon windows. It is intended to be a drop-in replacement for the (OSF/Motif) standard iconbox application that is included as part of the 4dwm window manager running under the IRIX 6.5 operating system. It uses OSF/Motif, X Toolkit Intrinsics and Xlib functions to manipulate windows on the desktop.

• Publisher: F.D.I.
• Home page: iconbar.sourceforge.net
• Last updated: December 2nd, 2009

Aston Secure Desktop

Aston Secure Desktop is a security build of Aston 1.x branch. It possesses all the features of regular Aston shell, but constrains the ability to alter the admin-defined settings. You get a restricted but beautiful and powerful desktop enhancement.

• Publisher: Gladiators Software
• Home page: www.astonshell.com
• Last updated: April 6th, 2008

SupportSmith v2

SupportSmith v2 IT Support offers professional and company users the necessary resources to quickly establish secure connections between computers. File Transfer and Remote Shell tools included. No open ports required. Connect quickly and safely!

• Publisher: Cybele Software Inc.
• Last updated: July 4th, 2011

Additional Shell desktop replacement selection

Actual Window Rollup

Actual Window Rollup is a small utility that hides window's contents area and leaves only its title bar visible. The program adds an extra Roll Up title button to each and every window's title bar so that you can roll any window up/down in a single mouse click.

• Publisher: Actual Tools
• Home page: www.actualtools.com
• Last updated: July 18th, 2023

NextSTART

NextSTART is part of Winstep Xtreme, a powerful suite of applications that merge incredible usability and performance with breathtaking eye candy. Add your own Menus, Docks, Tabbed Docks, Taskbar and Widgets with this User Interface Replacement!

• Publisher: Winstep Software Technologies
• Home page: www.winstep.net
• Last updated: July 11th, 2010

WorkShelf

WorkShelf is part of Winstep Xtreme, a powerful suite of applications that merge incredible usability and performance with breathtaking eye candy. Add your own Menus, Docks, Tabbed Docks, Taskbar and Widgets with this User Interface Replacement!

• Publisher: Winstep Software Technologies
• Home page: www.winstep.net
• Last updated: May 27th, 2020

Desktoplet

A handy tool for power users that lets you quickly open desktop items when the desktop itself is covered by other windows.

• Publisher: WinAbility Software Corp.
• Home page: www.winability.com

Classic Shell

Classic Shell is a free program that improves your productivity and enhances the usability of Windows. It features: highly customizable start menu with multiple styles and skins, quick access to recent, frequently-used, or pinned programs, toolbar and status bar for Windows Explorer, caption and status bar for Internet Explorer, and more.

• Publisher: Ivo Beltchev
• Home page: www.classicshell.net
• Last updated: June 22nd, 2020

EasyBits Magic Desktop

Magic Desktop provides a simple interface for kids to improve their computer literacy. It lets you control the programs your child have access to, and when & how kids access approved programs. It also comes with a safe kid’s Internet browser called My First Browser.

• Publisher: EasyBits Software Corp.
• Home page: www.magicdesktop.com
• Last updated: August 1st, 2023

Desktop Photo Frame Set

Desktop Photo Frame Set is a nice application that allows you to create beautiful photo frames with your images to place them on your desktop. The first thing to do is to select the frame that you would like to use. The frames are separated by category and they include metallic, wooden, romantic, flowers, holidays and for kids.

• Publisher: Lovelysoft
• Last updated: November 21st, 2011

Intel Desktop Control Center

Intel Desktop Control Center lets you tune, cool, and maximize performance of your Intel Extreme Series Desktop Board. Integrated auto-tuning makes system optimization easy while maintaining system stability. With this program, you can monitor and adjust the voltages, temperatures, and fan speeds in realtime.

• Publisher: Intel
• Last updated: June 15th, 2020

Select All Shell Extension

This package installs a new option in the right-click (aka "context") menu that appears on the Desktop and folder backgrounds. The option gives you the ability to select all of the contents within the current folder, similarly to the Windows Explorer menu option.

• Publisher: spiritpyre
• Last updated: March 5th, 2012

Redis Desktop Manager

Redis Desktop Manager (aka RDM) — is a fast open source Redis database management application for Windows, Linux, and MacOS. This tool offers you an easy-to-use GUI to access your Redis DB and perform some basic operations: view keys as a tree, CRUD keys, execute commands via Shell.

• Publisher: Igor Malinovskiy
• Home page: redisdesktop.com
• Last updated: May 27th, 2020