Essence Alternatives

Apps similar to Essence include Arch Linux, which is free and open source. Other options are ReactOS, Lubuntu, Raspberry Pi OS and Puppy Linux. There's no shortage of Operating Systems like Essence, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, self-hosting, Mac, Windows and Chrome OS.

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Essence alternatives page was last updated Jan 17, 2022

pearOS
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pearOS is a linux distribution that aims for UI and UX, offering a mac like feeling, now even on older PCs. Why hackintosh when you can pearintosh?
46 pearOS alternatives
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Romania
EU
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Romania
EU
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Ubuntu Core
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Ubuntu Core, a minimalist rendition of Ubuntu , is a lightweight, transactionally updated operating system designed for deployments on embedded and IoT devices, cloud and more.
142 Ubuntu Core alternatives
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United Kingdom
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Linux
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SUSE Linux Enterprise
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SUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. It's the only Linux recommended by VMware, Microsoft and SAP. And it's supported on more hardware and software than any other enterprise...
149 SUSE Linux Enterprise alternatives
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Germany
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Germany
EU
+9
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Ubuntu Budgie
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Ubuntu Budgie (previously budgie-remix) is an Ubuntu-based distribution featuring the Budgie desktop, originally developed by the Solus project. Written from scratch and integrating tightly with GNOME stack, Budgie focuses on simplicity and...
188 Ubuntu Budgie alternatives
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International
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Global
+9
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Pardus
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Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution funded and developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK). Pardus’ main focus is home use and office-related work with a user-friendly graphical interface using Gnome or Xfce desktop environments.
125 Pardus alternatives
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Türkiye
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Linux
Türkiye
Good alternative?Is Pardus a good alternative to Essence?
Dynebolic
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Free software operating system for media activists, artists and creatives. Dynebolic is as a practical tool for multimedia production: you can manipulate and broadcast both sound and video with tools to record, edit, encode and stream, having automatically recognised most...
138 Dynebolic alternatives
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Italy
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Linux
Italy
EU
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Regolith Linux
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Regolith Linux is a distro for people that prefer a spartan interface with polished and consistent system management. It brings together a trifecta of Ubuntu’s ubiquity, i3 -wm’s efficient and productive interface, and Gnome’s system...
199 Regolith Linux alternatives
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United States
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Ubuntu
i3
United States
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AV Linux
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AV Linux is a versatile, MX Linux-based distribution featuring a large collection of audio and video production software.
151 AV Linux alternatives
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Linux
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Netrunner
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Netrunner is an Debian -based distribution with a focus on desktop computing. It boasts a carefully tuned KDE Plasma Plasma 5 desktop.
151 Netrunner alternatives
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Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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+7
Good alternative?Is Netrunner a good alternative to Essence?
Chromium OS
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Chromium OS is an open-source project, used primarily by developers, that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.
147 Chromium OS alternatives
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Ubuntu Cinnamon
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Featuring Linux Mint’s Cinnamon Desktop with Ubuntu at the core, packed fast and full of features, here is the most traditionally modern desktop you will ever love.
156 Ubuntu Cinnamon alternatives
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Oracle Solaris
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Oracle Solaris is the #1 enterprise OS, delivering breakthrough high-availability, security, efficiency, and industry-leading scalability/performance.
152 Oracle Solaris alternatives
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United States
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United States
Good alternative?Is Oracle Solaris a good alternative to Essence?