Desktop Environments

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  1. KDE Plasma icon
     418 likes

    Plasma is a cross-device work environment by the KDE Community where trust is put on the user's capacity to best define their own workflow and preferences.

    26 KDE Plasma alternatives
    A typical Plasma desktop looks like this

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • postmarketOS
    KDE Plasma 5.16
    Panel Settings
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    Plasma Widgets

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Themes
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Transparency
    4.  Blurry transparency
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Optimized for Fastboot mode
  2. GNOME icon
     478 likes

    An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to help you have the best possible computing experience.

    30 GNOME alternatives
    GNOME 40

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    GNOME 40 with a couple programs opened
    GNOME 40 Activities
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    GNOME 40 Calendar and Notifications Menu

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Rolling Release
    8.  Themes
  3. Xfce icon
     371 likes

    Xfce (pronounced as four individual letters) is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.

    26 Xfce alternatives
    Xfce 4.14

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Modular System
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Tracking
  4. Cinnamon icon
     192 likes

    Cinnamon is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience. The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2. The underlying technology is forked from GNOME Shell.

    24 Cinnamon alternatives
    Cinnamon 4.2

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  High-dpi support
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    5.  Ad-free
  5. Seelen UI icon
     21 likes

    The first web-based fully customizable desktop environment (DE) for Windows 10/11, providing an intuitive and powerful way to manage your workspace and customize it.

    6 Seelen UI alternatives
    Seelen UI screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Seelen UI screenshot 1
    Seelen UI screenshot 2
    +5
    Seelen UI screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Themes
    3.  Dock
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Tiling Window Manager
    8.  Customize Windows
    9.  Make Taskbar Transparent
    10.  Widgets
    11.  Desktop Application
    12.  Custom widgets
  6. COSMIC icon
     13 likes

    COSMIC is the name for the main shell components in Pop_Shell.

    33 COSMIC alternatives
    COSMIC screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    COSMIC screenshot 1
    COSMIC screenshot 2
    +5
    COSMIC screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Dock
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
  7. MATE icon
     141 likes

    Many users of GNOME 2 dislike GNOME 3. MATE is a fork of the good old GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

    23 MATE alternatives
    MATE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD
    MATE screenshot 1
    MATE screenshot 2
    +1
    MATE screenshot 3
  8. LXDE icon
     120 likes

    The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment.

    27 LXDE alternatives
    Screenshot of the LXDE desktop. It's simple, lightweight, fast, modern, internationalized, and standard-compliant.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    LXPanel Provides the common features of a desktop panel. The panel can generate menu for installed applications automatically from *.desktop files.
    PCManFM - lightweight and feature-rich file manager with tabs and volume-management support
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    LXDE on FreeBSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  X server
  9. LXQt icon
     49 likes

    LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It is the product of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the .

    26 LXQt alternatives
    LXQt screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  QT Based
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  X server
  10. Budgie icon
     44 likes

    The Budgie Desktop is a feature-rich, modern desktop designed to keep out the way of the user. It consists of a number of components to provide a more complete desktop experience.

    25 Budgie alternatives
    A screenshot of the Budgie desktop running on Solus Linux. The Budgie settings manager is on the right, made specifically to customize the desktop. The rest of the settings are handled by the Gnome settings manager.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The Budgie Run Dialog provides the means to quickly find an application in a popup window. This window by default is activated with the ALT+F2 keyboard shortcut, providing keyboard driven launcher facilities.
    The main Budgie menu provides a quick and easy to use menu, suitable for both mouse and keyboard driven users.
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    The Raven side panel provides an all-in-one center for accessing your calendar, controlling sound output and input, media playback and more. Raven also enables you to access missed notifications.

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  11. Cairo Shell icon
     47 likes

    Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows. Its goal is to develop a desktop experience that increases productivity and advances current technology standards.

    42 Cairo Shell alternatives
    Cairo Shell screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Cairo Shell screenshot 1
    Cairo Shell screenshot 2
    +2
    Cairo Shell screenshot 3
  12. Enlightenment icon
     51 likes

    Enlightenment is a Window Manager, Compositor and Minimal Desktop for Linux (the primary platform), BSD and any other compatible UNIX system.

    25 Enlightenment alternatives
    Enlightenment screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Enlightenment screenshot 1
    Enlightenment screenshot 2
    +3
    Enlightenment screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Wayland Support
    2.  X server
  13. Kera Desktop icon
     6 likes

    An easy, pleasant, speedy, and exciting way to use your favorite OS.

    34 Kera Desktop alternatives
    Kera Desktop screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Portable
    3.  Separated workspaces
    4.  Workspaces
  14. X11 icon
     16 likes

    The X.Org project provides an open source implementation of the X Window System. The development work is being done in conjunction with the freedesktop.org community. The X.Org Foundation is the educational non-profit corporation whose Board serves this effort, and whose Members...

    4 X11 alternatives
    X11 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    X11 Features

    1.  Desktop Widget
    2.  Windows-like
  15. Ultramarine Linux icon
     3 likes

    Designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Fedora, Ultramarine offers the latest and greatest in open-source software, yet maintaining rock-solid stability. Making sure things don't break is our top priority.

    161 Ultramarine Linux alternatives
    GNOME is a simple, elegant, and intuitive desktop environment with a focus on productivity.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Rolling Release
    7.  Based on Fedora
    8.  Linux-based
    9.  KDE
    10.  Multiple languages
    11. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    12.  Unix-like