Open-Shell-Menu
Classic Shell Reborn. (by Open-Shell)
EverythingToolbar
Everything integration for the Windows taskbar. [Moved to: https://github.com/srwi/EverythingToolbar] (by stnkl)
| Open-Shell-Menu | EverythingToolbar | |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | 59 | |
| 7,871 | 5,608 | |
| 1.5% | - | |
| 7.0 | 7.9 | |
| 12 days ago | over 2 years ago | |
| C++ | C# | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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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.
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 2024-06-26.
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Windows 11 unsuckifying guide
Replace the start menu which is filled with ads and widget bullshit Replace Windows 11 logo with Windows 7 logo
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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
EverythingToolbar
Posts with mentions or reviews of EverythingToolbar.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-10.
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Windows Terminal is now the default Windows 11 22H2 console
Link for the lazy: https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar
- EverythingToolbar 1.0 for Windows 11 is out
- EverythingToolbar 1.0
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Software using fluid design guidelines?
Twinkle Tray, ByteStream Torrent, EverythingToolbar to name a few
- EverythingToolbar releases version 1.0.0
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Searching "explorer" in search tab brings up Edge instead of File Explorer
this is amazing : https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar
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Why is Windows 10 such garbage when it comes to searching for programs installed to your machine??
And this
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Creating a Script That Allows Everything (Program) to Have Administrator Privileges on Startup...
Lastly, if you use the Windows search feature, EverythingToolbar is an awesome companion worth checking out.
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Who seriously thought this looked good and could be shipped? :)
There's also EverythingToolbar and Windows 11 support is currently available in the beta here.
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Make LWin activate the EverythingToolbar
So I just got the EverythingToolbar thanks to this unexpected treasure trove, and I would love for the Windows key to open it instead of the Start Menu, but I couldn't figure out how to do this.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Open-Shell-Menu and EverythingToolbar you can also consider the following projects:
RetroBar - Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows
Flow.Launcher - :mag: Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins
ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
NanaZip - The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience
Sandboxie - Sandboxie Plus & Classic
Wox - A cross-platform launcher that simply works