The new version is really just Classic Shell with a new name at the moment and gives you all the options you had previously. Classic Shell is dead, say hello to Classic Start. My thanks go to you for your continued support and encouragement.īefore he killed Classic Shell, however, Ivo made it open source and added it to SourceForge, in the hope that someone would fork the project and continue where he left off.Īnd the great news is someone did exactly that. It was in large part due to all of you, the active Classic Shell community, that reported issues, suggested features, provided translations, developed new skins and participated in forum discussions. It started back in 2009 as a simple weekend project and over time grew to be a hugely popular software brand with many millions of downloads. It was a great adventure for me that lasted 8 fun and exciting years. Sadly, the creator of Classic Shell, Ivo Beltchev, pulled the plug on his famous creation in December 2017, stating:Īfter months of deliberation, I have decided to stop the development of Classic Shell.