List of alternative shells for Windows
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.

List of alternative shells for Windows

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Table Section Text: 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.

Shell	Software license	Windows versions	Development status

3.1x	9x	2000	XP	Vista	7	8	10

bbZero	GPL	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Discontinued

BumpTop	Apache License	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Discontinued

Calmira	GPL	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Discontinued

Cairo Desktop Environment	Apache License	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Active

Emerge Desktop	GPL	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Discontinued

KDE Plasma Workspaces	GPL	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Discontinued on Windows

LDE(X)	GPL	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Discontinued

LiteStep	GPL	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Stalled

Packard Bell Navigator	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Discontinued

ReactOS Explorer	GPL	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Active

TabWorks	Proprietary	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Discontinued

Talisman Desktop	Trialware	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Stalled

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Talisman Desktop is a Windows shell.

final_sentence: Talisman Desktop is a Windows shell.