audio-band vs Classic-Start

audio-band

Display and control songs from the Windows taskbar (by dsafa)

Classic-Start

Renamed to NeoClassic-UI then renamed to Open-Shell - https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu (by passionate-coder)

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audio-band		Classic-Start
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11	Mentions	34
653	Stars	30
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0.0	Activity	0.0
over 2 years ago	Latest Commit	over 5 years ago
C#	Language
MIT License	License	-

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audio-band

Posts with mentions or reviews of audio-band. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-24.

Show HN: See your currently playing Spotify song in the menu bar
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Apr 2024

For Windows, this tool serves my purpose very well: https://github.com/dsafa/audio-band
Why don't more people use YouTube Music when it has a bigger song library than Spotify?
1 project | /r/NoStupidQuestions | 18 Jan 2023

I also really like the external tools/websites you can use with spotify, like /r/RVRB or AudioBand, that alone is going to keep me with Spotify unless something else gets significantly better.
[Win11] Miko — Nord Setup for my laptop
3 projects | /r/desktops | 30 Oct 2022

Also includes: BeWidgets, EarTrumpet, Music Info and Custom Time & Date on Taskbar
Spotify widget alternatives
1 project | /r/Windows11 | 7 Nov 2021

Prior to switching to Windows 11 today, I would use the Audioband application quite a bit to be able to see what song is currently playing on my spotify. I'm currently loving Windows 11 right now, but this is the one thing that I've been missing. Does anyone know of any good alternatives, either native to the OS or not? Doesn't even have to be constantly visible really; If it's as simple as opening the action center, I'd be extremely happy with that.
Here ya' go!
3 projects | /r/desktops | 30 May 2021

Wallpaper Engine - animated wallpapers Fences - desktop organizer TaskbarX - transparent taskbar and centered icons Audioband - Spotify widget on taskbar Open-Shell - Windows7-like startmenu
a very dark theme.
2 projects | /r/desktops | 14 Apr 2021

Audioband- Display currently playing song on taskbar.
Brain Rot.
1 project | /r/Rainmeter | 23 Mar 2021
My simple yet a e s t h e t i c desktop
1 project | /r/Rainmeter | 14 Mar 2021

Taskbar music control: https://github.com/dsafa/audio-band
At least I got a cool wallpaper
1 project | /r/shittybattlestations | 7 Mar 2021
Uploaded my desktop here so I can't forget the programs I'm using
1 project | /r/Rainmeter | 22 Feb 2021

Taskbar Music Player: AudioBand

Classic-Start

Posts with mentions or reviews of Classic-Start. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-24.

Open-Shell: A collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Apr 2024
Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron
9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Aug 2023

FYI, Classic Shell is discontinued, long live the https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
the cycle continues...
1 project | /r/pcmasterrace | 1 May 2023
Two sides of people not being able to upgrade to Windows 11
14 projects | /r/pcmasterrace | 25 Apr 2023

Finally, to get a decent start menu and context menu back Explorer patcher and Shell work wonders. There is also Open shell if you want that classic Windows 7-10 look, but personally I think it looks dated in comparison. The Win11 start menu looks fine, it's just missing core functionality.
Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – this is getting painful now
29 projects | /r/technology | 18 Apr 2023
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1 project | /r/msp | 18 Apr 2023

Open-Shell-Menu is a collection of utilities that can return some of your favorite features to newer versions of Windows. Revel in the glory of classic-style features like a Start menu for Win 7, 8 & 10; tool and status bars for Windows Explorer; title and status bars for Internet Explorer. Hel_OWeen says, "I honestly have a hard time to navigate any Windows version > W2K without it."
Microsoft is Slowly Rolling Out Ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu - The latest Windows 11 update adds promotional ‘notifications’ to bait users into using services like OneDrive.
1 project | /r/technology | 12 Apr 2023
Steam dropping support for Windows 7/8/8.1 on January 1, 2024
6 projects | /r/Games | 28 Mar 2023

if you don't like the new taskbar, start menu, or the new right click menu, you'll want to grab ExplorerPatcher, Open-Shell, and WinAero Tweaker which will effectively make 11 look and feel like 10 again. sometimes i genuinely forget that i'm using 11
You can actually downgrade from Windows 11 back to 10 using the media creation thingy
1 project | /r/computers | 19 Feb 2023

Reddit is full of facts about them. I offer you one: how to fix classic shell: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
Do you know of any software that can make the Windows 11 taskbar look like Windows 7?
2 projects | /r/Windows11 | 14 Feb 2023

ExplorerPatcher combined with Open-Shell

What are some alternatives?

When comparing audio-band and Classic-Start you can also consider the following projects:

EverythingToolbar - Everything integration for the Windows taskbar. [Moved to: https://github.com/srwi/EverythingToolbar]

RetroBar - Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows

TaskbarX - Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.

ThisIsWin11 - The real PowerToys for Windows 11

SmartTaskbar - A lightweight utility which can automatically switch the display state of the Windows Taskbar.

BasicThemer2 - Apply the basic theme of Windows Vista-7 to Windows Vista-10, without disabling the DWM composition

TranslucentTB - A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.

ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows

spicetify-cli - Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

nordic-wallpapers - A collection of wallpapers that go well with the rices inspired by the Nord Colorscheme. Made with ImageGoNord by Schrödinger Hat.

bloatbox - ☑️🌠 Remove Bloatwares from Windows 10