Based on our record, Classic Shell seems to be a lot more popular than Synapse. While we know about 18 links to Classic Shell, we've tracked only 1 mention of Synapse. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
There's a great add-on called... ClassicShell http://classicshell.net/. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago
Windows Classic Shell is what I have used for over a decade. It brings back the old start menu and can be customized. Source: about 1 year ago
ClassicShell is no longer being developed. OpenShell succeeded it. (c.f., http://classicshell.net/). Source: over 1 year ago
Http://classicshell.net/This lets you pick UI goodness you want. Source: over 1 year ago
Other, non-rainmeter options that I'm aware of include TranslucentTB and Classic Shell (note: Open Shell is the newer version, but I'm unsure if it has the same features). Source: about 2 years ago
Ditch Cosmic's launcher. It is underpowered. The best launcher to this day is still Synapse, even though it is not in active development anymore. It still has great potential and could easily be extended to really fit into Pop while providing some new functions nothing else has. Source: over 2 years ago
Open Shell - Open Shell is a fork of the Classic Shell project for Windows that getting back the classic start...
Gnome Do - Simple, sleek, swift, smart. Do. GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items. GNOME Do is inspired by Quicksilver & GNOME Launch Box.
Start Menu X - Start Menu X with Start Button. Power users know how inconvenient and time-consuming it is to launch programs from the system menu.
DockbarX - DockbarX is a standalone dock that groups and launches applications.
StartIsBack - StartIsBack returns Windows 10 and Windows 8 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7. It's totally awesome and easy solution for your new Windows woes.
Gnome-Pie - Gnome-Pie is a circular application launcher for Linux.