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std-microblock/breeze-shell

An alternative Windows context menu, and more. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/std-microblock/breeze-shell · homepage · C++ · AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

79/100

  • Activity 96
  • Release rhythm 79
  • Longevity 43
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 1
  • age_days: 610
  • days_rel: 143
  • days_push: 29
  • n_releases_24m: 44

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3295 stars · 58 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Breeze Shell is an alternative, Fluent-style context menu for Windows 10 and 11, built in C++ with a lightweight custom UI library. It is extensible via an embedded JavaScript API and highly configurable, replacing the default Explorer right-click menu.

Use cases

  • replace the Windows 11 context menu with a faster, prettier one
  • customize right-click menu animations and appearance
  • extend the context menu with custom actions via scripts
  • get a consistent context menu in OneCommander
  • make Windows file explorer feel more fluent

When to choose

  • you dislike the default Windows 10/11 context menus
  • you want scriptable, extensible context menu actions
  • you want a lightweight (~2MiB) alternative with smooth animations

When to avoid

  • you need a fully stable, production-hardened shell replacement (project is still in active development)
  • you are not on Windows
  • you prefer not to run third-party software that hooks into Explorer

Facets

application · maturity active

gui ui-components plugin-system developer-tools desktop-applications windows developer-tools cross-platform windows cpp context-menu windows-11 shell-extension file-explorer fluent-design javascript-scripting customization desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
std-microblock/breeze-shellmain79

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