# std-microblock/breeze-shell

An alternative Windows context menu, and more.

Repository: https://github.com/std-microblock/breeze-shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/breeze-shell
Homepage: https://breeze.microblock.cc/
Language: C++
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: context-menu, shell, windows, windows-11, onecommander, explorer
Last push: 2026-08-04T13:26:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 79, longevity 43
- inputs: {"age_days": 610, "days_push": 29, "days_rel": 143, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 44}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3295, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:54.078461+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, ui-components, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, windows, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: context-menu, windows-11, shell-extension, file-explorer, fluent-design, javascript-scripting, customization, desktop

## Member repositories
- std-microblock/breeze-shell (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:54.078461+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:22:43.754251+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/std-microblock/breeze-shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:54.078461+00:00, sha 84b370e02126)
  - homepage: https://breeze.microblock.cc/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:36.970649+00:00, sha 33112a3a9428)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.