Open Source Windows Desktop Environment Software
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View 95 business solutionsBrowse free open source Desktop Environment software and projects for Windows below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Desktop Environment software by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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Microsoft's TrueType core fonts
A smart package of Microsoft's core fonts
So far this project consists of a source rpm that can be used to easily create a binary rpm package that, when installed, gives access to Microsoft's TrueType core fonts for the Web. -
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KeePass
A lightweight and easy-to-use password manager
KeePass Password Safe is a free, open source, lightweight, and easy-to-use password manager for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, with ports for Android, iPhone/iPad and other mobile devices. With so many passwords to remember and the need to vary passwords to protect your valuable data, it’s nice to have KeePass to manage your passwords in a secure way. KeePass puts all your passwords in a highly encrypted database and locks them with one master key or a key file. As a result, you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. And the databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known, AES and Twofish. See our features page for details. -
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Tcl
The Tool Command Language implementation
Tool Command Language (Tcl) is an interpreted language and very portable interpreter for that language. Tcl is embeddable and extensible, and has been widely used since its creation in 1988 by John Ousterhout. Bug reports to http://core.tcl.tk/tcl/ Follow code development at http://core.tcl.tk/tcl/ -
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GnuWin
Provides native Win32 open source ports and utilities
GnuWin provides Win32-versions of GNU tools, or tools with a similar open source licence. The ports are native ports, relying only on libraries provided with any modern 32-bits MS-Windows operating system, such as 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 -
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Q4OS
Efficient, Rock Stable Operating System
Q4OS is a fast and friendly, desktop oriented operating system based on Debian Linux. It deploys Plasma, optionally Trinity, as desktop environment on top of Debian Linux rock stable base. The goal is to provide long-term supported system with a special emphasis on security. This is exactly what Debian base guarantees. We prefer the Debian development model to keep the core system as immutable as possible. It results in a reliable and stable system that you can definitely rely on. Thanks to unique Q4OS tools a user can rather easily achieve setup of a fitted system eliminating superfluous packages and libraries. Therefore Q4OS performs faster and more efficient, doesn't exploit memory and computing resources with useless tasks and processes. Another exclusive Q4OS feature is an optimized support for setting up Trinity desktop environment alongside the default Plasma desktop. Installed side by side, carefully separated, both ready to run as needed. Just select one at login. -
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GnuCash
Personal and small-business finance manager
GnuCash is a personal and small-business finance manager with a check-book like register GUI to enter and track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. GnuCash is designed to be simple and easy to use but still based on formal accounting principles. -
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Bodhi Linux
A minimalist, enlightened Linux distribution
Bodhi is a minimalistic, enlightened, Linux desktop. Bodhi Linux is extremely lightweight and highly customizable. Bodhi is suitable for both Linux newcomers and experienced users. The Ubuntu LTS assures stability for years and the Bodhi Team is very open to all suggestions and requests from users and willing to help. -
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Dual Monitor Tools
Tools for Windows users with dual or multiple monitors.
Tools for Windows users with dual or multiple monitors. Has hotkeys for moving windows around, restrict mouse/cursor movement between screens, application launcher, wallpaper creator and changer and a screen capture tool. -
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Borderless Gaming
A simple tool for turning windowed video games into fullscreen apps
Play your favorite games fullscreen and borderless with Borderless Gaming. It's a simple tool that allows you to turn windowed video games into "fullscreen" applications without all of the negative side effects and time-consuming alt-tabs. -
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Matroska is an open standard audio/video container format. Visit our homepage at http://www.matroska.org
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Project has been moved to https://github.com/marchaesen/vcxsrv Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2012 Express Edition. Source code can also be compiled with VS2008, VS2008 Express Edition and VS2010 Express Edition, although current project and makefile are not fully compatible anymore. Versions starting from 1.14.3.0 are not compatible with Windows XP anymore.
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HeSuVi
Headphone Surround Virtualizations for Equalizer APO
This tool imitates the 7.1 to binaural sound effect of many surround virtualizations by making use of Equalizer APO's convolution filter. Available are impulse response that were recorded with activated... – Dolby Atmos Headphone – CMSS-3D – SBX Pro Studio Surround (also found in BlasterX Acoustic Engine & THX TruStudio Pro) – Dolby Headphone – Sennheiser GSX Binaural 7.1 – DTS Headphone:X – Windows Sonic Headphone – Dolby Home Theater v4 Headphone Surround Virtualizer – Razer Surround – Out Of Your Head – Flux HEar V3 – OpenAL and DirectSound3D HRTFs – Waves Nx – and many more! Visit the wiki for more information on how it works and how to set up: https://sourceforge.net/p/hesuvi/wiki/Help/ A little demonstration video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqpG2euh50 Equalizer APO by Jonas Thedering has to be installed first: https://equalizerapo.sourceforge.io -
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Open-Shell
Classic Shell Reborn, Windows enhancement software
Improve your productivity and user experience with Open Shell, a Windows start menu alternative for Windows 10. Bringing back the classic start menu style, OpenShell is a fork and continuation of the project Classic Shell. -
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GTK+2 for Windows Runtime Environment
The files required to run GTK+ applications on Windows
This is the GTK+2 Runtime Environment Installer for Windows. It includes all of the files required to run GTK+2 applications on Windows. Some support tools are also available. This project is no longer maintained. Please use its successor: https://github.com/tschoonj/GTK-for-Windows-Runtime-Environment-Installer -
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Lively Wallpaper
Open-source software that allows users to set animated desktops
Free and open-source software that allows users to set animated desktop wallpapers and screensavers. Lively is the only animated desktop wallpaper application that you will need. Its super easy.. barely an inconvenience, just drag & drop the files or webpages to set as wallpaper. Load HTML file or web address as wallpaper. Runs webgl, javascript.. basically anything that works on chrome. Audio Reactive Wallpaper support. Run GLSL shaders in browser. Custom shader renderer (coming soon.) Shadertoy.com urls are supported as wallpaper. Lively supports Windows screensaver. Any wallpaper can be used as a screensaver. Multiple monitors supported. Lively can be controlled with command-line arguments from the terminal. Can be paired with third-party scripting software like AutoHotkey. Easy to use; Just drag'n'drop media files & webpages into lively window to set it as wallpaper. Hardware accelerated video playback, powered by mpv player. -
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OOO Extras
Extra tools for OpenOffice under weak copyleft or other licenses
A space to store classic OOo dependencies that cannot be easily redistributed in Apache OpenOffice's Source tree. Initially this was meant for copyleft tarballs only but it is also pretty handy to mirror other file dependencies. -
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Source Han Sans
Set of OpenType Pan-CJK fonts
Source Han Sans is a set of OpenType Pan-CJK fonts. In addition to functional OpenType fonts, this open source project provides all of the source files that were used to build these OpenType fonts by using the AFDKO tools. Individual font resources or ZIP files for various deployment configurations are available for download. To help decide which fonts to download, please refer to the Configurations section of the official font readme file. Those who are unfamiliar with GitHub are encouraged to reference the official Source Han download guide, which is provided in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. You can also download entire releases that include all available configurations in two ZIP files. To build the binary font files from source, you need to have installed the Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType (AFDKO). The AFDKO tools are widely used for font development today, and are part of most font editor applications. -
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BongoCat
Cross-platform interactive table pet BongoCat, add fun to your desktop
BongoCat is an open-source interactive desktop pet that places an animated cat on the screen. The character reacts to keyboard, mouse, and game controller input with synchronized movements. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux systems using X11. Users can import custom models to change the cat’s appearance and create personalized desktop companions. The application is built with Tauri, combining a Rust backend with a Vue and TypeScript interface. It works completely offline and states that it does not collect user data. The repository also links to model conversion tools, downloadable community models, release packages, and contribution guidance. -
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Roblox anti-AFK
Never get AFK kicked from Roblox again!
Never get AFK-kicked again! With Roblox anti-AFK you can easily: grind, farm, chill and whatever you want! It's very easy to use. Just press "Start!", and good luck being AFK! You don't even need to have the Roblox window open. Roblox anti-AFK allows you to AFK in Roblox while you can still use your device. I hope you'll make lots of progress in your favourite simulators! Feel free to add suggestions! =====Version: 2.9.1===== Requires Java to be installed to run. You can download it here if you don't have it already: https://www.java.com/download/manual.jsp If you have trouble opening the program, the first post may help: https://sourceforge.net/p/roblox-anti-afk/tickets/7/?limit=25 -
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Digital Clock 4
beautiful customizable clock with plugins
Very customizable beautiful clock. There are 2 versions exist (they may co-exist): - Digital Clock 4 - discontinued, not recommended - Digital Clock 5 - discontinued, replacement for Digital Clock 4 Digital Clock 4 final version is 4.7.9 Digital Clock 5 final version is 5.2.2 Nothing special is required to start using this clock. Just launch it and enjoy! When it starts, apart from the clock itself, a small tray icon appears. This tray icon can be used to call the clock configuration dialog. Also this dialog can be called using clock context menu. Sources (v5) are hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/Kolcha/DigitalClock5 You can create your own skin! See this link for details: https://sourceforge.net/p/digitalclock4/wiki/How%20to%20create%20skin/ NOTE: do NOT download any .rar or .exe files marked as my software, these files are NOT made by me and I'm not responsible for their content -
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DWMBlurGlass
Add custom effect to global system title bar, support win10 and win11
DWMBlurGlass is a project/repository for Windows that aims to apply a “blur glass” aesthetic effect — i.e. translucent frosted-glass blur — to windows/desktop UI under the Desktop Window Manager (DWM). It is likely a small utility or library rather than a full game or engine, and caters to customizing the look and feel of windows for software that want a sleek transparent/blurred background aesthetic. Because its scope is narrowly defined — focusing on window rendering / UI effect — it is probably lightweight, easy to integrate in projects needing custom window decorations. This kind of project appeals to developers interested in customized UI, modded Windows applications, or aesthetic tweaks rather than full-blown applications or games. As with many small open-source utilities, using DWMBlurGlass involves incorporating its code or build into your own application so that windows render with blur/ glass-style background, giving a modern or stylized look. -
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Windhawk
The customization marketplace for Windows programs
Windhawk is a powerful and versatile open-source framework for customizing and enhancing Windows applications without modifying their original binaries. Instead of patching executables directly, Windhawk uses a plugin architecture that lets users write and load custom modules to inject new behaviors, automate workflows, and fix UI or functional issues in existing apps. This makes it ideal for end users, power users, and developers who want to adapt apps to their needs — such as adding missing features, improving usability, or automating repetitive tasks — without waiting for the original developers to update the software. The framework provides a clear API for plugins, a friendly editor experience, configuration management, and controls for plugin loading order and dependencies. It also includes a curated repository of community-submitted plugins that add dozens of enhancements for popular applications, which fosters sharing and discovery of useful mods. -
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Rainmeter
Desktop customization tool for Windows
Rainmeter is a powerful and extensible desktop customization platform for Windows that lets users display customizable skins and widgets on their desktop to show information such as system statistics, time, weather, application shortcuts, and more. With a modular architecture, Rainmeter allows users and creators to build or install “skins” using simple INI configuration files combined with Lua scripting and graphics to display text, images, meters, and interactive controls. It runs with minimal system overhead and stays resident in the Windows notification area, updating widgets in real time based on system performance, network conditions, or custom triggers. Rainmeter’s open-source codebase and large community ecosystem mean that thousands of user-created skins are available for download, enabling anything from minimalistic time displays to elaborate animated dashboards. -
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TranslucentTB
A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar transparent
TranslucentTB is a utility that makes the taskbar on Windows 10 translucent/transparent. It is very lightweight, utilizing just a few MB of RAM and almost no CPU power. TranslucentTB gives your Windows desktop a cleaner, more visually appealing look and feel, and comes with a great range of features. This includes: an advanced color picker with a live preview feature for changing the taskbar color; different taskbar states that can be color-customized; and dynamic modes which change the appearance of the taskbar depending on what is being opened on your PC.
