360desktop Alternatives

360desktop is described as 'is free software that extends Windows as a 360 degree workspace, plus an online environment for creating interative 360 degree wallpaper, with a gallery and a widget platform, for sharing your favorite 360's with everybody' and is a Shell Extension in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to 360desktop for Windows, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com. The best 360desktop alternative is Dexpot. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cairo Shell or Compiz. Other great apps like 360desktop are VirtuaWin, bug.n, WindowBlinds and Emerge Desktop.

360desktop alternatives are mainly Desktop Environments but may also be Window Managers or Desktop Customization Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 360desktop.

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360desktop

Free • Proprietary
Shell Extension
Windows

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Dexpot
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
28 Dexpot alternatives
Dexpot turns your monitor into up to 20. It creates and manages virtual desktops and enables you to work far more efficiently and comfortably with many simultaneously opened windows on Windows 95/98/ME and NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista (incl. x64).
- - Dexpot is the most popular Windows alternative to 360desktop.
- - Dexpot is the most popular free alternative to 360desktop.
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Dexpot Features
Multiple desktops
Discontinued
Dead app. 3 years since the last update. Not compatible with current version of Windows. See changelog: http://www.dexpot.de/?id=changelog
Cairo Shell
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Environment
Windows
38 Cairo Shell alternatives
Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows. Its goal is to develop a desktop experience that increases productivity and advances current technology standards.
- - Cairo Shell is the most popular Open Source alternative to 360desktop.
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Cairo Shell Features
Customizable
Compiz
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Linux
28 Compiz alternatives
Compiz is a compositing manager adding fancy effects to your windows, from drop shadows to awesome desktop effects like the Desktop Cube or the Expo view.
- - Compiz is the most popular Linux alternative to 360desktop.
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VirtuaWin
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Free • Open Source
Windows
PortableApps.com
25 VirtuaWin alternatives
VirtuaWin 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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1. PortableVirtuaWin can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
bug.n
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Windows
53 bug.n alternatives
bug.n is a tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey.
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bug.n Features
1. Portablebug.n can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Tiling
Workspaces
Customization
Feed Reader
Add a screenshot
WindowBlinds
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Paid • Proprietary
System Tweaker
Windows
13 WindowBlinds alternatives
WindowBlinds is a computer program that allows users to skin the Windows graphical user interface. It has been developed by Stardock since 1998, and is the most popular component of their flagship software suite, Object Desktop.
- - WindowBlinds is the most popular commercial alternative to 360desktop.
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WindowBlinds Features
Customize Windows
Skins
Emerge Desktop
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Environment
Windows
28 Emerge Desktop alternatives
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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Discontinued
Emerge Desktop is no longer maintained. Last version, 6.1.3, released in 2012, and the source code are still available on SourceForge
Sysinternals Desktops
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
15 Sysinternals Desktops alternatives
Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse the web on the second, and do work in your productivity software on the third, without the clutter of the windows you’re not using.
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Discontinued
last version released: 2012
Talisman Desktop
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
19 Talisman Desktop alternatives
Talisman Desktop is a configurable Windows shell replacement introduced in 1997 by Lighttek Software. It is available in a number of languages including English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Russian and Italian.
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Talisman Desktop Features
Customizing
Customize Windows
GeoShell
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Free • Open Source
Windows
19 GeoShell alternatives
GeoShell - The premier minimalist Windows shell replacement. It replaces the default Explorer interface. It features menu bars—“geoBars”—that can be dragged-and-dropped anywhere on the users screen. There are also desktop menus that can be triggered whenever a user clicks...
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GeoShell Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGeoShell can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Skinnable
Configurable
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.11.10, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
KWin
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Shell Extension
Linux
BSD
36 KWin alternatives
KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.
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KWin Features
Extensible window manager
DeskSpace
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Paid • Proprietary
Desktop Environment
Desktop Customization Tool
Windows
16 DeskSpace alternatives
DeskSpace is a 3D desktop visualisation tool, allowing you to seamlessly switch between 9 desktops.
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DeskSpace Features
Multiple desktops

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