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Cairo Shell

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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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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows  Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)
5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
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  1.  Customizable

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  1.  Desktop Environment

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Cairo Shell information

  • Developed by

    Cairo Development Team
  • Licensing

    Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5
  • Alternatives

    42 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  2,915 Stars
  •  251 Forks
  •  210 Open Issues
  •   Updated Feb 5, 2025 
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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about Cairo Shell, and it has gotten 47 likes

Cairo Shell was added to AlternativeTo by Bas Steenbeeke on Feb 1, 2010 and this page was last updated Sep 27, 2021. Cairo Shell is sometimes referred to as Cairo.

Comments and Reviews

   
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superstickynotemealt
  
Top positive commentApr 15, 2020

Just letting other people know old comments are old. Lots of development has happened and is happening check out the github release: https://github.com/cairoshell/cairoshell/releases

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TBayAreaPat
CommentJul 14, 2024

Cairo Desktop 0.4.317 Latest Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 11, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer) 4.6mb download is lightweight to me. Sets up nicely and in detail

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runical1991
CommentDec 29, 2010

I don't know. It seems nothing really happens here. The last forum post is from September. Too bad, seems like a good idea...

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Bas Steenbeeke
CommentFeb 1, 2010

Really like the idea, but never tried. Hope that the development circle is smaller now it's open-source.

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What is Cairo Shell?

Cairo Shell is a free and open-source replacement shell for the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Like other shell alternatives, it replaces the default Windows Shell. With a dynamic desktop, folder stacks, and new ways to interact with your apps, Cairo is fast, productive, and easy to use.

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