Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)
Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.
Changes since M3.7028
- Taskbar improvements:
- Added a close button to taskbar thumbnails (#400)
- Added blur behind the full-width taskbar when "blur behind the menu bar" is enabled (#404)
- Fixed incorrect aspect ratio on taskbar thumbnails (#420)
- Fixed not indicating the active window when Cairo is launched (#411)
- Fixed not properly adjusting size in response to display changes
- Fixed not responding to DPI changes when "show taskbar on multiple monitors" is enabled, but "show menu bar on multiple monitors" is disabled
- Fixed some windows not appearing in the taskbar (#396)
- Desktop improvements:
- Added ability to immediately rename when creating a new file or folder via the 'New' menu
- Added support for showing wallpaper on all displays when Cairo is running as shell
- Added support to automatically start the system shell when Cairo closes unexpectedly while running as shell
- Cairo now automatically starts in shell mode if no other shell is running (to disable this, start Cairo with the
/noshellcommand line argument) (#387) - Fixed bottom-most windows opening underneath the wallpaper when Cairo is running as shell
- Fixed Cairo exiting when swapping displays if the desktop is disabled (#422)
- Fixed sometimes appearing above other windows unintentionally on Windows 8 and 10
- Fixed sometimes being sized incorrectly after a display change
- Fixed Win + D hotkey hiding desktop icons on Windows 8 and 10 (#254)
- Fixed incorrect click and drag behavior when renaming files and folders
- Fixed icon tooltips flickering
- Fixed the desktop overlay removing the wallpaper when Cairo is running as shell
- Fixed toolbar position resetting when screen size changes (#422)
- Fixed wallpaper disappearing when disabling the desktop while Cairo is running as shell (#408)
- Improved handling when the current wallpaper file is not found
- Fixed welcome tour appearing on wrong monitor (#417)
- Settings improvements:
- Restarting Cairo is no longer required to change the following settings: "Enable desktop", "Desktop overlay hotkey", "Enable dynamic desktop navigation toolbar", "Cairo menu hotkey", "Blur behind the menu bar"
- Fixed hotkey setting dropdowns not taking effect when changing via keyboard
- Fixed the settings window not reflecting wallpaper changes from other apps (#411)
- Removed option to hide sub-directories (#416)