Open Source Start8 Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Start8 is Open Shell. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Start8 and four of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Start8 are Classic Shell, RetroBar and Power8.

Start8 alternatives are mainly Application Launchers but may also be System Tweakers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Start8.

Start8

Paid • Proprietary
System Tweaker

Return the Start Button to Windows 8 With these features:

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Open Shell
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Free • Open Source
System Tweaker
Windows
32 Open Shell alternatives
Open Shell is a fork of the Classic Shell project for Windows that getting back the classic start menu to modern versions of Microsoft Windows.
- - Open Shell is the most popular Windows alternative to Start8.
- - Open Shell is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Start8.
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Open Shell Features
1. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Open Shell.
Customize Windows
Change Start Button
Classic Shell
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Free • Open Source
System Tweaker
Windows
32 Classic Shell alternatives
Classic Shell is free software that improves your productivity, enhances the usability of Windows, and empowers you to use the computer the way you like it.
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Classic Shell Features
Customizable
Change Start Button
Multiple languages
Customize Windows
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.
RetroBar
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Free • Open Source
Windows
17 RetroBar alternatives
Pining for simpler times? RetroBar teleports you back in time by replacing your modern Windows taskbar with the classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, or XP style.
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Power8
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Free • Open Source
Windows
23 Power8 alternatives
Start menu replacement for Windows.
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Power8 Features
Multiple languages
Launcher

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Open Source Start8 Alternatives

Open Shell

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Classic Shell

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RetroBar

Power8

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