This is a list of software that provides an alternative graphical user interface for Microsoft Windows operating systems. The technical term for this interface is a shell. Windows' standard user interface is the Windows shell; Windows 3.0 and Windows 3.1 have a different shell, called Program Manager. The programs in this list do not restyle the Windows shell, but replace it; therefore, they look and function differently, and have different configuration options.
Shell Software license Windows versions Development status 3.1 9x 2000 XP Vista 7 8 1011 Blackbox BumpTop Cairo Shell Calmira Central Point Desktop Classic Shell Emerge Desktop LDE(X) LiteStep Norton Desktop Open-Shell Packard Bell Navigator NewWave Program Manager II SharpEnviro TabWorks Talisman Desktop Xerox Rooms
See also Comparison of Start menu replacements for Windows 8 Comparison of X Window System desktop environments Desktop environment History of the graphical user interface Microsoft Bob Removal of Internet Explorer
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