Alternatives to Start8 for all platforms with any license

Classic Shell

Classic Shell is free software getting back the better start menu from Win7 in Win10!.

Free Open Source Windows
Customizable Change Start Button Multiple languages Add a feature

191 Like
- Discontinued The developer announced that Classic Shell will be no longer developed because Windows 10 is updated too frequently and because Microsoft is making more difficult to customize Windows: http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8147 Last version, 4.3.1, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website, together with the source code.
Power8

The start menu replacer for Win8, styled and integrated inside taskbar. Designed for Windows8 (v.1.0.1 tested under RTM 9200), works under XP SP3 and Se7en SP1 as well....

Free Open Source Windows
Multiple languages Add a feature

10 Like
StartIsBack

StartIsBack returns Windows 8 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7. StartIsBack radically improves desktop...

Commercial Windows
No features added Add a feature

19 Like
Pokki

Pokki puts web-connected apps in your taskbar, so they're always only one click away. Welcome to the modern desktop.

Free Windows
Program Launcher Add a feature

38 Like
- Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Social pages are not updated since 2014. Last version can be still downloaded from the official website.
Start Menu X

Start Menu X is a replacement of the system menu for professionals. Virtual Groups Group programs by purpose (office applications, graphics, etc) without changing...

Freemium Windows
Customizable Add a feature

19 Like
Start10

Start10 adds the familiar Windows 7 start menu experience to Windows 10 .

Commercial Windows
No features added Add a feature

8 Like
Handy Start Menu

Do you often find yourself looking for a program in the long list of the Start menu? The Handy Start Menu, a small utility will make your computation much easier and...

Freemium Windows
No features added Add a feature

12 Like
- Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.98, released in June 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Start Menu Reviver

Start Menu Reviver offers an improved Start Menu for Windows 8/7 that blends the traditional Start Menu functions with the Windows 8 design concept and provides quick...

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

9 Like
FCorp My Quick Launch

Faster access to your favorite files, folders, programs, etc.

Commercial Windows
Program Launcher Portable Add a feature

8 Like
IObit Start Menu 8

Start Menu 8 can help users who are not willing to change their behaviors and bring back the classic start menu. Users can enjoy a familiar start menu again with just...

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

15 Like
- Bundleware The installer may contain third-party softwares. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
FCorp My Suite

My Suite is a lightweight Windows application whose purpose is to help you create a user-defined list with programs that can be run with minimum effort. It comes in...

Commercial Windows
Program Launcher Portable Add a feature

11 Like
Ex7forW8

This program restores native Windows 7 start menu and desktop by bringing Windows 7 explorer.exe. Start menu retains full configurability you expect from Windows 7...

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

3 Like
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GiMeSpace QuickMenu

While Microsoft is annoying Windows desktop users with metro/modernUI, and other companies are restoring things back to the old, GiMeSpace is offering desktop users...

Commercial Windows
No features added Add a feature

11 Like
Labrys Start menu

Replacement for Windows Start menu and Run dialog. Unlike many other Start menu enchantment applications Labrys does not mimic layout or visual appearance of Start...

Free Personal Windows
No features added Add a feature

1 Like
StartW8

StartW8 is a FREE but powerful tool for Windows 8 users. Do you prefer desktop to modernUI? Would you like to logon directly to desktop? And than use "Start"...

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

3 Like
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.2.111.0, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.