DeskSpace Alternatives

DeskSpace is described as '3D desktop visualisation tool, allowing you to seamlessly switch between 9 desktops' and is a virtual desktop manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DeskSpace for Windows, Linux and PortableApps.com. The best DeskSpace alternative is Noctalia, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DeskSpace are Cairo Shell, VirtuaWin, WindowBlinds and Emerge Desktop.

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  1. Noctalia icon
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    Noctalia is a beautiful, minimal desktop shell for Wayland built with Quickshell. It’s designed with a “quiet by design” philosophy, providing a complete desktop experience that stays out of your way.

    37 Noctalia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
    • Noctalia is the most popular Linux alternative to DeskSpace.

    • Noctalia is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DeskSpace.

    • Noctalia is Free and Open SourceDeskSpace is Paid and Proprietary
    • Noctalia is Minimalistic, Customizable and Privacy focusedDeskSpace is not according to our users
  2. Cairo Shell icon
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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.

    37 Cairo Shell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Cairo Shell is the most popular Windows alternative to DeskSpace.

    • Cairo Shell is Free and Open SourceDeskSpace is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cairo Shell is CustomizableDeskSpace is not according to our users
  3. VirtuaWin icon
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    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’).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. WindowBlinds icon
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    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
     
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    windowblinds allows configuration of only one desktop but not multiple desktops

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • WindowBlinds is the most popular commercial alternative to DeskSpace.

    • WindowBlinds is Paid and ProprietaryDeskSpace is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Emerge Desktop icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. xoblite icon
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    xoblite is an advanced "extended shell" for Microsoft® Windows® 10/11, part of the Blackbox for Windows family.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    bug.n is a tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey.

    86 bug.n alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. SphereXP icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    9Desks - Virtual Desktops, desktop manager, multi desktops, enhanced virtual desktops

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    CubeDesktop NXT provides you up to 16 workspaces, each with its own wallpaper and set of icons, allowing you to quickly and easily switch between them using a live and interactive 3D environment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Both DeskSpace and CubeDesktop NXT are 3D virtual desktop managers.

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    • CubeDesktop NXT is Paid and ProprietaryDeskSpace is also Paid and Proprietary
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. GeoShell icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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