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Shell Extension City
Shell extensions, interface customization software, and other utilities for Windows 95/98/NT/2000, and other OSs. For Windows, over 1000 shell extensions and replacements, registry hacking software, and much else needed to customize your system. Mostly freeware. New programs added daily.
http://shellcity.net/

k23 productions
Home of cloud:9ine, icefire, melon, and eggShell
http://www.cloud9ine.com/

Desktopian
This is a community driven site that offers news, reviews, and downloads of a variety of shell extentions and replacements.
http://desktopian.org/

ShellFront
Information on various alternative shells for Windows.
http://www.shellfront.org/

Aston
A desktop manager and shell replacement for Windows with easy shell swapping capability and features including transparencies and hotkeys.
http://www.astonshell.com/

DarkStep
Replaces the default explorer shell for Windows 9x/ME/NT/W2K, which allows for a fully customized Graphical User Interface to improve/personalize functionality and aesthetics.
http://www.darkstep.com/

Shell-Shocked
Alternate Windows shell online magazine.
http://shell-shocked.org/

DesktopX
This utility offers many desktop enhancements such as adding objects, direct access to ActiveX controls, and ability to create your own objects and add functionality with VBScript or Javascript.
http://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/

LowDimension.net
SharpE - An alternative to Litestep and other Windows shells
http://www.lowdimension.net

Blackbox For Windows
The main site for blackbox for windows, an alternative shell that mimics blackbox for linux.
http://www.bb4win.org

Bluebox
A competitor to Blackbox for Windows, bluebox adheres more to the fluxbox style of doing things.
http://bluebox.redf.net/

Core
Core is written in VB6 and is designed to imitate LiteStep in that it is completely customizable.
http://www.coreshell.info

iShell
This site is the home of iShell. iShell is an OpenSource alternate Windows shell designed to replace Windows Explorer as the desktop shell.
http://ishell.sourceforge.net

xoblite
A branch of the BB4Win shell. More all in one.
http://desktopian.org/bb/

BBLean
BBLean is a "Lean and Clean" branch of BB4Win designed to run more easily on older systems.
http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/

Blizzle
News and releases about Windows customization and alternative shell software
http://blizzle.com/

EVWM
The home page of Elliot's Virtual Window Manager (EVWM).
http://www.metaphorcity.com/evwm/

Blueberry 3D-Desktop
The Blueberry desktop project is made using Delphi, it's main purpose is a 3D OPENGL engine in replacement of Windows desktop
http://blueberry.sourceforge.net/

GO
Go, the ultraminimilistic shell for windows. A run box, some hotkeys, and no fuss.
http://www.shellcity.net/go/go.htm

LiteShell
A tiny, ultra-fast shell for Windows. It is designed with old, slow PCs in mind. On any PC, it uses next to no CPU/RAM.
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~mosses/rob/liteshell.html

parasite
parasite is a Runbox/Url launch application. It's small and easy to use. It can even run as a shell!
http://groovecircus.org/parasite.shtml

PureLS
Originally LiteStep recoded into ANSI C. Same as LiteStep in setup and configuration, differant under the hood :)
http://www.purels.org



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