ValliStart
A start menu to replace the un-customizable one that you have right now. (by Jax-Core)
winstall
A web app for browsing and installing Windows Package Manager apps. (by omaha-consulting)
| ValliStart | winstall | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 33 | |
| 385 | 1,061 | |
| 0.0% | 0.9% | |
| 0.0 | 7.8 | |
| over 1 year ago | about 2 months ago | |
| C++ | JavaScript | |
| Mozilla Public License 2.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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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.
ValliStart
Posts with mentions or reviews of ValliStart.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-20.
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throw back to my fav setup from last year
Custom Start Menu
- File Explorer will soon be a Windows App SDK app
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orange thing
ValliStart by Jax
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What software/tools should every sysadmin have on their desktop?
I believe ValliStart can replace the Windows key without breaking any of the winkey shortcuts.
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Urban Night View
Start Menu - https://github.com/Jax-Core/ValliStart
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Technically my 2nd suite, but I like this one more :)
Wallpaper, Visualizer - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2249718613 Date, Time - https://github.com/Jax-Core/Modularclocks Flyouts - https://modernflyouts-community.github.io/ Taskbar - https://chrisandriessen.nl/taskbarx Start Menu - https://github.com/Jax-Core/ValliStart
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ValliStart 3 - Your new start menu
... and more! Deviant art post | Github release
winstall
Posts with mentions or reviews of winstall.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-10.
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LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices
https://winstall.app. There's also winget.run, but it's no longer updated.
- Sudo for Windows
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Microsoft Store in Perpetual Update (I've tried everything Google has had to say but to no avail)
What I'm thinking now is you may just want to solve this with the nuclear option like this guy did - https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/f4tw3k/cannot_open_any_microsoft_store_apps_windows/ A pain in the ass, but most 3rd-party applications can export settings, and a program like Patch My PC or winstall can reinstall software quickly. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-clean-install-windows-10-a.html
- Dependency Workaround for Win32 app requiring Store For Business/MS Store App?
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Things You Immediately Install On Your New PC Starter Pack
As a happy Winget user: https://winstall.app/
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Software Deployment Gurus needed :-)
Here's a front end someone made to easily browse it: https://winstall.app/
- apt-pilled meme
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Switched Back to Windows After a Year and a Half of Linux
You can replicate that experience with winstall. It gives you the script file when you finish selecting the desired packages, so you can install all the desired apps on any Windows machines on one go without installing additional software.
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When reinstalling Windows, there are a few things you can always count on... this is one of them
you have that usb installer for windows you just made. there's still some room on it. make a new folder there and stuff your initial batch of application installers in it, or at least something like ninite or patchmypc or a script made from winstall.app
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SteamDeck Windows 11 Guide - Installed Win 11 on the SteamDeck and don't know what to do next? This is for you.
Winstall
What are some alternatives?
When comparing ValliStart and winstall you can also consider the following projects:
JaxCore - A beautiful set of tools and widgets to spice up your desktop.
Cider - A new cross-platform Apple Music experience based on Electron and Vue.js written from scratch with performance in mind. 🚀
SysDash - A simple and clean system monitoring skin for Rainmeter.
winget-pkgs - The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository
ModernFlyouts - A modern Fluent Design replacement for the old Metro themed flyouts present in Windows.
Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows
FluentDash - FluentDash is a collection of widgets for Rainmeter that are influenced by the fluent design from Microsoft.
dxvk-async
ModularClocks - Gallery of animated & modern clock widgets
mpc-hc - Media Player Classic
RainmeterFreeze - ❄ Saves up CPU by freezing Rainmeter when it's not visible
uwufetch - A meme system info tool for Linux, based on nyan/uwu trend on r/linuxmasterrace.