Open Source Cairo-Dock Alternatives for Windows

Cairo-Dock is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best open source Windows alternative is MaxLauncher. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Cairo-Dock and seven of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to Cairo-Dock are Circle Dock, LaunchBar by Lerup.com, CleverDock and MadAppLauncher.

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  1. MaxLauncher icon
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    MaxLauncher is a simple tabbed launcher that was designed to reduce the amount of time to find and run a program. It is capable of creating multiple data files, each of which can have a maximum of 10 tabs. Each tab and button is assigned a key(eg. F1-F10, 0-9, A-Z, etc.

    46 MaxLauncher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  2. Circle Dock icon
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    The idea behind Circle Dock is that the dock should appear where your mouse is instead of you having to move your mouse to the dock like with other programs. This is accomplished by making the dock a circular or spiral shape so that it can be placed anywhere, even near the edge...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  3.  4 likes

    A simple dock for Windows which features extensive theming capabilities and blurry reflections. The dock is fully compatible with Windows Vista/7/8/8.1.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  4. MadAppLauncher icon
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    A simple application launcher. It is very fast and easy to use. It is unlike your common dock or menu launcher. It introduces several different features such as QWERTY based launching, tab group navigation using numbers, custom window placement for programs, and the ability to...

    47 MadAppLauncher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  5. Linkbar icon
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    This application that is useful for those users who are on the desktop requires more than one tray to place shortcuts for launching frequently used programs, files, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Keyboard-driven app launcher for Windows, macOS & Linux. Bind up to 310 programs to a virtual keyboard, summon it with a global hotkey (Alt + `), and launch anything with a single keystroke. Drag & drop setup, portable YAML profiles, themes, tray.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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