Awesome
:computer: 🎉 An awesome & curated list of best applications and tools for Windows. (by Awesome-Windows)
Open-Shell-Menu
Classic Shell Reborn. (by Open-Shell)
| Awesome | Open-Shell-Menu | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 255 | |
| 27,304 | 6,348 | |
| 1.0% | 3.8% | |
| 0.0 | 6.5 | |
| 7 days ago | 8 days ago | |
| C++ | ||
| Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal | MIT License |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Awesome
Posts with mentions or reviews of Awesome.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-03.
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Fresh windows 11 - what should I install?
If you just want recommendations on apps, the awesome-windows list is a great place to start.
- Easy markdown sites
- What do you do post Windows clean install?
- if you search for to install a good and free apps on your pc
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What useful software or programs do you install right away after building a Gaming PC?
since a lot of this list overlaps with it, I figure I'll link the awesome-windows GitHub list here
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Finally managed to order the last part of my first PC build. Excited isn't the word. Does anyone have any recommendations on any beginner software that may come in handy?
also check out the Awesome-Windows list and some of the pull requests if you just want to spend some time to explore what cool programs are out there. some general programs I like to shout out:
- what can i do to improve my desktop?
- I think that after every major iOS release we should make a pinned thread where we discuss what features were broken or what UI changes were introduced
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Lesser known free software
An awesome & curated list of best applications and tools for Windows.
- Is there an updated list of useful or must-haves PC software?
Open-Shell-Menu
Posts with mentions or reviews of Open-Shell-Menu.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-24.
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Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
I've been very happy happy with https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu as a Start Menu replacement. If ads have rolled out to my Windows install, I wouldn't even notice.
- Why does part of the Windows 98 Setup program look older than the rest?
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Windows XP 2024 Edition is everything I want from a new OS
Whenever I set up a new computer for older family members, despite it being windows 11, I always install open shell[1] and retro bar[2]. Between the two, I've made the operating system look very close to Windows XP visually, and they always appreciate it.
[1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
[2] https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar
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Window Manager / DWM replacement?
There's Open-Shell but it's not exactly a full WM replacement.
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I turned the Windows start icon into Elysia's signet!
Hi yall, I used Open-Shell to change the icon.
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How do I remove the recommended thing in the start menu, or add more space for pinned apps?
There is also Open Shell, a free and open source tool which performs a similar function.
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What is a piece of software that you need but doesn't exist?
I wish so bad there is a port (a fork) of the Legacy Kickoff start menu for Windows: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/1083
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Looking for a specific 'subgenre' of digital minimalism - "Retro digital"?
Classic Start Menu
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Ask HN: How do you “clean” Windows from all bloatware?
I use Open Shell (fork of Classic Shell) as a replacement to original Start Menu. This gives me full control over what appears in start menu - no results from internet, animated tiles, etc (I am on Win 10 though, from what I read the Win 11 is supported, but not yet officially [1]). It could be a solution to the ads appearing in start menu.
[1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/1564
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I missed the old windows so i tried to recreate it
Looks like you're going for an XP theme. May I suggest using open-shell to skin the taskbar, start menu, and start button if you wanna take that extra step? You can also find the taskbar skin and start button here. Also, I would remove the search bar, task view button, and news & interest area of the taskbar just to bring things together. This is all just a suggestion, you don't have to if you don't want to.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Awesome and Open-Shell-Menu you can also consider the following projects:
daisyui - 🌼 🌼 🌼 🌼 🌼 The most popular, free and open-source Tailwind CSS component library
ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
free-for-dev - A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev
RetroBar - Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows
30-seconds-of-code - Short code snippets for all your development needs
ThisIsWin11 - The real PowerToys for Windows 11
EarTrumpet - EarTrumpet - Volume Control for Windows - With compiled binary!
TaskbarX - Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.
MacType-Profile - Best mactype experience
Fluent-Metro - A modern, highly customizable Start menu skin for Open-Shell.
vscode-angular-snippets - Angular Snippets for VS Code
TileIconifier - Creates tiles for most Windows 8.1 and 10 start menu icons
Awesome vs daisyui
Open-Shell-Menu vs ExplorerPatcher
Awesome vs free-for-dev
Open-Shell-Menu vs RetroBar
Awesome vs 30-seconds-of-code
Open-Shell-Menu vs ThisIsWin11
Awesome vs EarTrumpet
Open-Shell-Menu vs TaskbarX
Awesome vs MacType-Profile
Open-Shell-Menu vs Fluent-Metro
Awesome vs vscode-angular-snippets
Open-Shell-Menu vs TileIconifier