ClassicSearch vs explorerTool

ClassicSearch

Restore classic File Explorer search and shrink address bar on Windows 10 19H2+ (by krlvm)

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explorerTool

Custom Windows Explorer background image (by Maplespe)

explorer Custom windows-10 windows11 Hook Shell

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ClassicSearch		explorerTool
	Project
3	Mentions	1
49	Stars	295
-	Growth	-
3.4	Activity	10.0
7 months ago	Latest Commit	11 months ago
C	Language	C++
MIT License	License	MIT License

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ClassicSearch

Posts with mentions or reviews of ClassicSearch. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-05.

teaser of my windows 11 to 7 transformation (i forgot to demonstrate windows 7 games on windows 11)
2 projects | /r/windowsmodding | 5 Mar 2023

Try https://github.com/krlvm/ClassicSearch
Does anybody know if there is a way to change the size of the navbar in Windows 10
1 project | /r/windowsmodding | 15 Jan 2023

explorerTool

Posts with mentions or reviews of explorerTool. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-15.

This is a joke? we have icons for Paint in dark theme, but we don't have any option to activate a dark theme in Paint? Really? 🤨 The icons for Paint in dark theme on the left and in light theme on the right, as they can be found in the Paint installation folder.
2 projects | /r/Windows11 | 15 Feb 2023

About the folder background image, you can have a custom background image in each folder or a different background image for different folders. This can be done thanks to explorerTool In my case, I used the wave design that you can find at the bottom of Betterdiscord, and edited it to look good in my dark-themed file explorer.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ClassicSearch and explorerTool you can also consider the following projects:

TaskbarXI - An application written in C++ to modify the Windows 11 Taskbar.

AccentColorizer - Recolorize Win32 controls in-memory with accent color without patching theme

ExplorerBlurMica - Add background Blur effect or Acrylic (Mica for win11) effect to explorer for win10 and win11

AccentApplicator - A tool to apply accent color to win32 controls.

LGTVCompanion - Power On and Off WebOS LG TVs together with your PC

WinXSearch - a better context menu search

tortoisegit - Windows Explorer Extension to Operate Git; Mirror of official repository https://tortoisegit.org/sourcecode

BeautySearch - Windows 10+ Search Window appearance tweaker

BetterDiscord - Better Discord enhances Discord desktop app with new features.

Windows11DragAndDropToTaskbarFix - "Windows 11 Drag & Drop to the Taskbar (Fix)" fixes the missing "Drag & Drop to the Taskbar" support in Windows 11. It works with the new Windows 11 taskbar and does not require nasty changes like UndockingDisabled or restoration of the classic taskbar.