The one thing I like most about Android is the immense customizability using launchers. You have a completely new UI, any style you want.

Now, for windows, there’s stuff like Rainmeter, sure, but that only enhances the “Launcher”. Making a Launcher out of it is extremely time-consuming and resource intensive (especially when using sound visualizers, for some reason), and it’s not even an ideal solution then.

So my question is, are there real “Launchers” for Windows?

(This post might not be entirely fitting in this community, but I didn’t know where else to post it. Please let me know in case I should take it down.)

  • @radix
    11•1 year ago

    In the 3.x era, fully replacing the windows shell was easy and there were lots of options. These days, the windows taskbar+start button is just such an efficient use of space and resources that few alternates exist.

    There are plenty of way to customize the appearance, though. Stardock has lots of products that change the look and feel of Windows. Start10/11 to alter the start menu behavior. Windowblinds to skin the overall look and feel of windows themselves. Then there are other launchers that sit (mostly) on top of the existing MS look such as Launchy or RocketDock.

    • @pacjo
      3•1 year ago

      In the 3.x era, fully replacing the windows shell was easy and there were lots of options.

      That’s such a good occasion to share a video I found recently, here: https://youtu.be/iD7AezjG5YE