List of alternative shells for Windows

This list of alternative shells for Windows includes graphical user interface shells that can replace Windows Explorer or Program Manager in Microsoft Windows. An alternative shell may afford the user a desktop environment with different functionality, a different workflow, or customization options.

Shell	Proprietary/Open source	OS
bbLean	Open source	—
Calmira	Open source	3.1
Directory Opus	Proprietary	XP, Vista, 7
Emerge Desktop	Open source	2000, XP, Vista, 7
GeoShell	Open source	—
GreenGnome	Open source	XP
KDE (Project KDE on Windows)	Open source	XP Vista 7
LDE(X)	Open source	2000 XP
LiteStep	Open source	95+
SharpE (now SharpEnviro)	Open source	XP, Vista, 7
BumpTop	Proprietary	XP Vista 7
Packard Bell Navigator	Proprietary	3.1, 95
Talisman Desktop	Proprietary	95+
TabWorks	Proprietary	3.x
Wayfarer	Proprietary	—
Secure Desktop	Proprietary	—

See also

• Desktop environment
• Microsoft Bob

External links

• Liming, Sean (August 2003). "Windows XP Embedded – Different Shells for Different Users". Microsoft Developer Network. Microsoft. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms838576.aspx. Retrieved 15 November 2011.