A new version of the Cairo Desktop Environment for Windows has been released.

Transform your Windows desktop with Cairo

Taskbar

The Cairo taskbar preserves desktop area for your wallpaper and applications. In addition, windows are organized the same way you choose to organize your programs list, making it easy to switch between tasks. The list button shows your open windows in an organized, easy to understand layout.

Programs Menu

Never again waste time hunting for applications in poorly organized menus. Cairo lets you organize your apps into categories that make sense to you, using an easy drag-and-drop interface.

Dynamic Desktop

With Cairo, your desktop is browse-able, meaning that you never need to open a file explorer to find your things. The handy pop-up navigation makes it easy to move forward or backward and completely transforms your desktop into a more friendly, convenient space.

Folder Stacks

Tired of hunting for the same files over and over again, interrupting your work? With Cairo’s menu bar folder stacks, you can create instant access to frequently used folders. Simply drag them onto the menu bar to create easy access.

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Changes since M3.6906

• Added support for pinned notification area icons (#102)
  • Allows selecting notification icons to always be shown even when the notification area is collapsed
  • Configure which icons are pinned and in what order they should be displayed using Cairo Settings
  • Default pinned icons are Power, Network, and Action Center
• Dynamic desktop improvements
  • Added ability to set home directory by right-clicking the home button; current setting is shown in the tooltip
  • Back/forward buttons now show as disabled when they cannot be used (#340)
  • Changing desktop locations using the history menu now goes back/forward instead of adding an additional history entry
  • Fixed being able to navigate to deleted folders
  • Fixed Cairo being frozen when dropping or pasting a large file to Cairo
  • Fixed desktop overlay toggling when clicking out of history menu
  • Fixed dragging folders from desktop to stacks
  • Fixed toolbar location saving on high DPI displays
• Added flat theme
• Added 'Move' and 'Size' options to taskbar button context menu
• Added support for disabling the desktop via Group Policy (#349)
• Added validation to prevent bad values in the date/time and desktop home fields in Cairo Settings (#344)
• Improved App Grabber scrolling to show dragged items
• Improved display of image thumbnails
• Fixed App Grabber closing when renaming a newly created category
• Fixed an error that could occur with multiple displays
• Fixed programs menu forgetting the selected category
• Fixed notification area not being able to be used when set as shell and taskbar is disabled, and added an explanation in cases when it cannot be used (#345)

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