Top 15 PC DOS Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

IBM PC DOS (Acronym for International Business Machines Corporation Personal Computer Disk Operating System) was an operating system for the IBM Personal Computer, manufactured and sold by IBM from the 1980s to the 2000s. Before version 6.1, PC DOS was an IBM-branded version of MS-DOS. For versions 6.1 and later, development diverged and PC DOS became an independent product.

The IBM task force assembled to develop the PC decided that critical components of the machine, including the operating system, would come from outside vendors. This radical break from company tradition of in-house development was one of the key decisions that made the IBM PC an industry standard. But it was done out of necessity, to save time. Microsoft was eventually selected for the operating system. ...

1. 7stacks

7stacks 7stacks is an easy to use, free app that lets Windows 7 (and Vista and XP) users have "stacks" of icons in their Taskbar (in 7) or QuickLaunch Toolbar (in Vista and XP). By using stacks, users can reduce icon clutter, and combine a group of related icons into a......

2. sTabLauncher

sTabLauncher This tool helps with finding and launching your favorite programs, web pages, folders, or any type of files in a fast and easy way. Taking up fewer resources as possible, and allowing you to personalize the appearance in many ways, by changing colors, images, transparency, animations, and many other options......

3. QuickSynergy

QuickSynergy QuickSynergy is a graphical interface (GUI) for easily configuring Synergy2, an application that allows the user to share his mouse and keyboard between two or more computers. Without the need for any external hardware, Synergy2 uses the TCP-IP protocol to share the resources, even between machines with different operating systems,......

4. DAMS OS

DAMS OS A Debian -based Live OS......

5. PC Cleaner

PC Cleaner PC Cleaner - Clean your PC Fast & Free.PC Cleaner takes care of all the common PC Problems that slow your system down and puts your data at risk from disk failure. Cleanup your computer fast.......

6. Victoria

Victoria Victoria - An experimental program to work with HDD. Victoria is a small application designed to assess performance, test and perform minor repairs to your IDE drive and SATA HDD. It's designed primarily for HDD repairmen in stationary conditions and is not intended to test the system hard drive. However,......

7. 360desktop

360desktop 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.Features: extends the Windows desktop as a 360 degree workspace, online platform for creating interactive......

8. AutoStreamer

AutoStreamer Very simple but powerful program to slipstream a service-pack into your Windows XP installation CD. Resulting in a faster installation and a smaller windows footprint.......

9. Screenlets

Screenlets Screenlets are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python) that can be described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk". Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, ... the possibilities are endless.The goal of the Screenlets base-classes is to simplify the creation of fully themeable mini-apps that each solve basic desktop-work-related......

10. Chameleon OS

Chameleon OS Chameleon OS (or ChaOS for short) is a custom Android ROM that gives the user more control than they can experience on any other Android ROM. Starting with a CyanogenMod base, we customize each piece to give ultimate control while maintaining the simplicity we all love about Android.......

11. HyperSpaces

HyperSpaces Hyperspaces works with Apple’s Spaces to let you customize each Space so that it’s recognizably different from the others. It does this through a set of great visual decorations.......

12. 3DMark Vantage

3DMark Vantage 3DMark Vantage is a DirectX 10 benchmark test for Windows PCs. 3DMark Vantage includes two GPU graphics tests, two CPU tests and six feature tests. There are four presets covering a range of hardware from lightweight laptops to desktop gaming PCs.......

13. PureRa

PureRa PureRa is an Open Source portable file cleanup tool. It can be used to remove files from your computer that many other cleaning programs overlook. The tool can help you retrieve valuable space and will attempt to repair or remove files that tend to reappear. Config.msi, Desktop.ini, Iconcache.db, .sqm-files, and......

14. MadAppLauncher

MadAppLauncher A simple application launcher. It is very fast and easy to use. It is unlike your common dock or menu launcher. It introduces several different features such as QWERTY based launching, tab group navigation using numbers, custom window placement for programs, and the ability to create an unlimited number of......

15. XWindows Dock

XWindows Dock XWindows Dock - or XWD for short - is the newest free Windows Vista and XP program of the class Application Launcher and Desktop Organizer. But its not just another one: its the result of years of use and observation of the many dock programs on the market, plus all......