BorderSkin Alternatives

BorderSkin is described as 'A free portable software to skin the windows borders by skins composed of png images with the support of several features like Blur, Reflection and Aero Explorer' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to BorderSkin for Windows, Linux and BSD. The best BorderSkin alternative is TopNotify, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BorderSkin are WindowBlinds, SecureUxTheme, Rectify11 and Window Maker.

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Alternatives list

  1. TopNotify icon
     10 likes

    Move Windows notifications anywhere on the screen.

    10 TopNotify alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • TopNotify is the most popular Windows alternative to BorderSkin.

    • TopNotify is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BorderSkin.

    • TopNotify is Free and Open SourceBorderSkin is also Free and Open Source
    • TopNotify is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBorderSkin is not according to our users
  2. WindowBlinds icon
     18 likes

    Customize Windows 10 and 11 with skins for Start menu and taskbar. Includes SkinStudio for designing skins, offering personalized fonts, and color and transparency adjustments.

    37 WindowBlinds alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • WindowBlinds is the most popular commercial alternative to BorderSkin.

    • WindowBlinds is Paid and ProprietaryBorderSkin is Free and Open Source
  3. Window Maker icon
     10 likes

    Window Maker has a reputation for being fast, efficient and highly stable. Window Maker has been characterized as reproducing "the elegant look and feel of the NeXTstep GUI" and is noted as "easy to configure and easy to use.

    43 Window Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • Window Maker is the most popular Linux alternative to BorderSkin.

    • Window Maker is Free and Open SourceBorderSkin is also Free and Open Source
  4. Mica For Everyone is a tool to customize system backdrop on Win32 apps using DwmSetWindowAttribute and other methods. It can apply Mica (or any other backdrop materials) on the non-client area (window frame) or background of supported apps and its behavior is customizable...

    6 MicaForEveryone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Curtains icon
     1 like

    Enables creation and application of new interface styles for Windows 10 using a style editor, with fine-grained customization for title bars, buttons, gradients, fonts, and shadows, supporting pre-made themes, legacy OS designs, and seamless integration with compatible apps.

    2 Curtains alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. SharpEnviro icon
     15 likes

    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.

    26 SharpEnviro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Many people know from experience, that the Windows design is nice, but sooner or later it will become boring and you wish to have a different design. And here is the problem, because to use third-party themes you have to modify some system files, which is not everybody's...

    2 UltraUXThemePatcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. SphereXP icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. bbLean icon
     10 likes

    bbLean is the lean version of Blackbox for Windows. It tries to keep balance between features and complexity, to give you some efficient means within a compact shell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. WinPaletter  icon
     2 likes

    You can modify Windows 7\8.1 LogonUI screen\Lock Screen, using Default Backgrounds, Wallpaper, Custom colors and external image, with effects can be applied like Blur, Acrylic Noise, Aero Glass,... You can change Windows Metrics, including Titlebars' Height with padding and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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