VirtuaWin Alternatives

VirtuaWin is described as '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’)' and is a popular app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to VirtuaWin for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, GNOME and Spaces apps. The best VirtuaWin alternative is Dexpot. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cairo Shell or bug.n. Other great apps like VirtuaWin are Emerge Desktop, WindowsPager, Sysinternals Desktops and mDesktop.

VirtuaWin alternatives are mainly Desktop Environments but may also be Window Managers or Desktop Customization Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of VirtuaWin.

VirtuaWin

Free • Open Source

VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista/Win7/Win10). A...

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Dexpot
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
29 Dexpot alternatives
Dexpot turns your monitor into up to 20. It creates and manages virtual desktops and enables you to work far more efficiently and comfortably with many simultaneously opened windows on Windows 95/98/ME and NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista (incl. x64).
- - Dexpot is the most popular Windows alternative to VirtuaWin.
- - Dexpot is the most popular free alternative to VirtuaWin.
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Dexpot Features
Multiple desktops
Discontinued
Dead app. 3 years since the last update. Not compatible with current version of Windows. See changelog: http://www.dexpot.de/?id=changelog

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Cairo Shell
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Environment
Windows
37 Cairo Shell alternatives
Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows. Its goal is to develop a desktop experience that increases productivity and advances current technology standards.
- - Cairo Shell is the most popular Open Source alternative to VirtuaWin.
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Cairo Shell Features
Customizable
bug.n
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Windows
53 bug.n alternatives
bug.n is a tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey.
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bug.n Features
1. Portablebug.n can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Tiling
Workspaces
Customization
Feed Reader
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Emerge Desktop
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Free • Open Source
Desktop Environment
Windows
22 Emerge Desktop alternatives
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...
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Discontinued
Emerge Desktop is no longer maintained. Last version, 6.1.3, released in 2012, and the source code are still available on SourceForge
WindowsPager
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Free • Open Source
Windows
14 WindowsPager alternatives
WindowsPager is a desktop-switcher/pager for Windows to manage virtual workspaces/desktops. It will integrate smoothly into the desktop panel.
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Discontinued
Hasn't been updated since 2011, see changelog:http://windowspager.sourceforge.net/changelog.html
Sysinternals Desktops
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
16 Sysinternals Desktops alternatives
Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops. Read email on one, browse the web on the second, and do work in your productivity software on the third, without the clutter of the windows you’re not using.
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Discontinued
last version released: 2012
mDesktop
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Free • Open Source
Windows
14 mDesktop alternatives
mDesktop is a lightweight application that allows the user to utilize multiple virtual desktops. Also, mDesktop integrates with Hotcorners. mDesktop currently supports up to ten virtual desktops.
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mDesktop Features
Support for Hot corners
Vista and XP Virtual Desktops
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Free • Open Source
Windows
16 Vista and XP Virtual Desktops alternatives
One of Vistas most talked-about new features is the Desktop Window Manager (DWM). A new set of thumbnail APIs can be used to access thumbnails of open windows. This virtual desktop program takes advantage of this new API and uses some tricks of its own to provide a powerful...
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GeoShell
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Free • Open Source
Windows
19 GeoShell alternatives
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...
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GeoShell Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGeoShell can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Skinnable
Configurable
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.11.10, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
KWin
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Shell Extension
Linux
BSD
36 KWin alternatives
KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.
- - KWin is the most popular Linux alternative to VirtuaWin.
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KWin Features
Extensible window manager
Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Enhancer
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Free • Open Source
Windows
11 Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Enhancer alternatives
An AutoHotkey script to switch and move programs between Windows 10 Virtual Desktops and set different wallpapers. Light, lightning fast, free, and with AHK you can use almost any key/mouse combos (even override Windows shortcuts).
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Windows 10 Virtual Desktop Enhancer Features
Keyboard Shortcuts
360desktop
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Free • Proprietary
Shell Extension
Windows
23 360desktop alternatives
360desktop is free software that extends Windows as a 360 degree workspace, plus an online environment for creating interative 360 degree wallpaper, with a gallery and a widget platform, for sharing your favorite 360's with everybody.
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Discontinued