Updated: 12/29/2005
Shell
- !!Shells
- Other shell sites:
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- Blackbox for Windows
- Minimalistic shell replacement.
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http://desktopian.org/bb/
- Bluebox
- Window manager for Windows. Ported from Blackbox for Linux.
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http://bluebox.lokai.net/software.html
- Cloud9ine
- A good shell replacement for beginners. Written in VB.
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http://www.cloud9ine.com
- Core
- Basic skinnable shell for Win32 systems. Can also plug in modules from third parties.
Also at
http://home.student.uu.se/c/cace4851/core/core.php3
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http://www.coreshell.info
- Fastell
- Shell replacement with skins.
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http://www.htk.fi/public/akirjavainen/
- Geoshell 4.7
- Shell replacement for Win 9x/NT/2000.
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http://www.geoshellx.com/
- Google Windows Shells
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http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/
Operating_Systems/Windows/Alternate_Shells/
- Indie Litestep
- An opensource Litestep shell?
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http://indiestep.sourceforge.net/
- Litestep
- Another skinnable shell. Looks like it skins all parts if you want it to: taskbar, taskbar menus, titlebar, scrollbars, control buttons (close, minimize, max, etc.) and more. Lots o docs, looks good.
For Win 9x, NT, 2000.
Also at Litestep.org.
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http://www.litestep.com
- LSBasic , 2,700kb
- A basic distrobution of Litestep.
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http://westep.shellscape.org/lsbasic.html
- Openvision
- A shell replacement for win95/98/nt/2000. Not just a replacement for Explorer, but for the whole desktop environment.
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http://openvision.50megs.com
- Openvision (WIP)
- A Windows shell replacement still being worked on.
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http://207.253.56.34/OpenVision/index.html
- Sharpe shell
- Skinnable shell with plugins.
Also at http://www.lowdimension.net
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http://sharpened.shellscape.org/index.php
- Shell Shocked
- Windows shell magazine.
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http://shell-shocked.org