Essence Alternatives

Essence is described as 'A desktop operating system built from scratch, for control and simplicity' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Essence for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best Essence alternative is Arch Linux, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Essence are ReactOS, Lubuntu, Raspberry Pi OS and Puppy Linux.

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  1. Ubuntu Budgie icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Chromium OS icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  3. NomadBSD icon
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    NomadBSD is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data...

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    • BSD
     
  4. Dynebolic icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Pardus icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma 6, SDDM, Calamares installer, and major Breeze theme modifications. GPLv3+ licensed. High RAM required for Plasma, with LXQt lite fork available for less powerful hardware and lower memory usage.

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Debian
     
  7. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • i3
     
  8. pearOS icon
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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?

    45 pearOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Slax icon
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    Slax is a minimalist desktop live CD based on Debian's "stable" branch, it boots into a simple desktop using the Fluxbox window manager which offers a small collection of applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. AV Linux icon
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    AV Linux is a versatile, MX Linux-based distribution featuring a large collection of audio and video production software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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