Emerge Desktop Alternatives

Emerge Desktop is described as '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' and is a desktop environment in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Emerge Desktop for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, KDE Plasma and postmarketOS apps. The best Emerge Desktop alternative is KDE Plasma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Emerge Desktop are Xfce, COSMIC, LXDE and LXQt.

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Emerge Desktop alternatives page was last updated Jun 17, 2023
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    bug.n is a tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Tiling
    3.  Workspaces
    4.  Feed Reader

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  2. 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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Official website not accessible. Available here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/spherexp.html

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  3. hikari icon
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    hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    hikari Features

    1.  Tiling Window Manager

    hikari VS Emerge Desktop

     
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    The Common Desktop Environment was created by a collaboration of Sun, HP, IBM, DEC, SCO, Fujitsu and Hitachi. Used on a selection of commercial UNIXs, it is now available as open-source software for the first time.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    CDE (Common Desktop Environment) VS Emerge Desktop

     
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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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Customize Windows

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    • Talisman Desktop is the most popular commercial alternative to Emerge Desktop.

    • Talisman Desktop is Paid and ProprietaryEmerge Desktop is Free and Open Source
  6. DeskSpace icon
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    DeskSpace is a 3D desktop visualisation tool, allowing you to seamlessly switch between 9 desktops.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DeskSpace Features

    1.  Multiple desktops

    DeskSpace VS Emerge Desktop

     
  7. Bluetile icon
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    Bluetile is a tiling window manager for Linux, designed to integrate with the GNOME desktop environment. It provides both a traditional, stacking layout mode as well as tiling layouts where windows are arranged to use the entire screen without overlapping.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last commit on this software is ten years ago and the GNOME desktop has moved on. Notably, it is now difficult to replace the default window manager in GNOME.

    Bluetile Features

    1.  Snap windows

    Bluetile VS Emerge Desktop

     
  8. 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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.11.10, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Skinnable

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  9. Elokab icon
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    Elokab Desktop Environment is an open-source independent desktop environment for Linux which uses QT libraries like KDE Plasma .

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Elokab Features

    1.  QT Based

    Elokab VS Emerge Desktop

     
  10. Liteshell icon
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    tiny windows shell (explorer.exe) replacement designed for slow PCs. Is a minimalist's shell - no screen space is occupied by the shell. When you right-click on the desktop or press a hotkey, a menu provides access to your programs, documents, tasks and anything else you.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    It's discontinued. Last update was 25th June 2008.

    Liteshell VS Emerge Desktop

     
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