Top 15 Talisman Desktop Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Talisman Desktop is a configurable Windows shell replacement introduced in 1997 by Lighttek Software. It is available in a number of languages including English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Russian and Italian. Talisman Desktop is shareware, available as a free trial download that expires in 30 days. The registration fee for continued use is 25 USD.

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1. LiteStep

LiteStep LiteStep is a replacement desktop interface for Windows.The LiteStep Shell allows creation of custom desktop interfaces in ways that you find useful (and eye catching). LiteSteps modular structure enables the addition or removal of any aspect of the desktop interface.Choose from hundreds of modules, scripts and themes. Make your desktop......

2. Classic Shell

Classic Shell Classic Shell is free software (until version 3.6.8) that improves your productivity, enhances the usability of Windows and empowers you to use the computer the way you like it. The main features are: Highly customizable start menu with multiple styles and skins Quick access to recent, frequently-used, or pinned programs......

3. GeoShell

GeoShell 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 anywhere on the desktop, and global keyboard shortcuts. It also has......

4. bbLean

bbLean bbLean is the lean version of Blackbox for Windows. It tries to keep balance between features and complexity, to give you some efficient means within a compact shell.bbLean is based stylistically on the Blackbox window manager for the X Window System by Brad Hughes.......

5. vLite

vLite vLite is a freeware application for Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 for creating customized installation media.......

6. Liteshell

Liteshell tiny windows shell (explorer.exe) replacement designed for slow PCs. Is a minimalist's shell - no screen space is occupied by the shell. When you right-click on the desktop or press a hotkey, a menu provides access to your programs, documents, tasks and anything else you wish.LiteShell provides support for......

7. GhostWin

GhostWin GhostWin allows you to make any window slightly or completely transparent, and automatically adjusts the transparency level of windows that are being moved or sized so you can see what's underneath them ahead of time.Best of all, GhostWin is free to download and use, and does not contain any Adware......

8. RT Se7en Lite

RT Se7en Lite RT Se7en Lite is developed by Rockers Team to customize Windows 7 operating system and to make it lite. You can add wallpapers, Icons, themes, integrate updates, drivers, language packs, applications, remove components, enable or disable features, unattended installation settings, bootable ISO and USB creator , etc. It will be......

9. Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer

Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer will allow you to resize & tweak the Windows 7 taskbar thumbnails previews in detail. You can change the size of the thumbnail, its spacing, top, bottom, left, right margins and mouse delay time too!Find the spacing or margin not to your liking? Go ahead......

10. Uniblue SystemTweaker

Uniblue SystemTweaker SystemTweaker is a safe and easy to use tool that lets you customize Windows to your taste. From Start menu tweaks to quick and easy changes to network behaviour, SystemTweaker comes packed with over 50 tweaks, all hand-picked to make your Windows experience a little more comfortable.......

11. Nerdtool

Nerdtool Nerdtool allows you to display many things directly on top of your desktop; weather reports, headline news, and system vitals are just a few uses.Nerdtool is capable of displaying shell outputs with ANSI escaped formatting, but can also manipulate the final output's colors, size, and font. If more intricacy is......

12. Cairo Shell

Cairo Shell Cairo Shell is a replacement shell for the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Like other shell alternatives, it replaces the default Windows Shell. Cairo Shell will be free to download and use when it is released.......

13. BB4Win

BB4Win BB4Win (Blackbox for Windows) is an alternative shell for Microsoft Windows. The program aims to emulate the look and feel of a Linux based desktop. The BB4Win project was discontinued in 2005 but various branches have been built from the source. BB4Win's primary feature is speed. The interface is designed......

14. Emerge Desktop

Emerge Desktop 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 lower right corner in Explorer), called emergeTray.......

15. Windows Post-Install Wizard

Windows Post-Install Wizard Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI for short) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install. In the......