Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows. Its goal is to develop a desktop experience that increases productivity and advances current technology standards.
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bug.n Alternatives for Windows
There are many alternatives to bug.n for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Cairo Shell, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to bug.n and 17 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to bug.n are VirtuaWin, GlazeWM, Komorebi Window Manager and Emerge Desktop.
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39 Cairo Shell alternatives
25 VirtuaWin alternativesVirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista/Win7/Win10). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called ‘workspaces’).
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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88 Komorebi Window Manager alternativeskomorebi is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's Desktop Window Manager in Windows 10 and above.
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Emerge Desktop is a replacement Windows "shell" (the desktop environment normally provided by Windows Explorer) for Windows 2000 and above. In order to replace Windows Explorer as a shell, it provides a system tray (the area that collects the icons collected at the...
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SharpEnviro (or SharpE) is an open source shell replacement system for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. When using SharpEnviro the default Windows desktop is replaced by a new and more powerful desktop environment.
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BB4Win (Blackbox for Windows) is an alternative shell for Microsoft Windows. The program aims to emulate the look and feel of a Linux based desktop. The BB4Win project was discontinued in 2005 but various branches have been built from the source.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Windows
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The SphereXP is a 3D desktop replacement for Microsoft Windows. Taking the known concept of three-dimensional desktops to its own level. It offers a new way to organize objects on the desktop such as icons and applications. It has been tried out by millions worldwide.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Discontinued
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- Windows
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Stack Window Manager With Manual Grid Tiling Layout Extended Desktop Area Left Hand Keyboard + Right Hand Mouse.
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NERD tree has absolutely nothing to do with desktop window management, and should never have been listed as an alternative.