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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Essence alternatives page was last updated Jan 17, 2022

NomadBSD
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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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Free
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Germany
EU
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BSD
Is NomadBSD a good alternative to Essence?
UbuntuDDE
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UbuntuDDE, also known as Ubuntu with Deepin Desktop Environment, is a Linux distribution that combines the user-friendly Ubuntu system with the modern and elegant Deepin desktop environment.
156 UbuntuDDE alternatives
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Linux
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Is UbuntuDDE a good alternative to Essence?
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?
45 pearOS alternatives
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Free
Proprietary
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Linux Distro
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Romania
EU
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Linux
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Is pearOS a good alternative to Essence?
Archcraft
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A Fast, friendly, open-source operating system, for newbies, geeks & DIY enthusiasts.
165 Archcraft alternatives
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Free
Open Source
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Linux Distro
Origin
India
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Linux
+1
Is Archcraft a good alternative to Essence?
Bedrock Linux
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Bedrock Linux is a meta Linux distribution which allows users to utilize features from other, typically mutually exclusive distributions. Essentially, users can mix-and-match components as desired. For example, one could have:
109 Bedrock Linux alternatives
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Free
Open Source
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Linux
Is Bedrock Linux a good alternative to Essence?
AROS
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The AROS Research Operating System is a lightweight, efficient, and flexible desktop operating system, designed to help you make the most of your computer. It's an independent, portable and free project, aiming at being compatible with AmigaOS at the API level (like Wine...
76 AROS alternatives
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International
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AROS
+9
Is AROS a good alternative to Essence?
Node OS
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NodeOS is a lightweight operating system using Node.js as userspace and managed by npm. Any package in npm is a NodeOS package, which at last count was 244,180 packages. The goal of NodeOS is to provide just enough to let npm provide the rest.
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Free
Open Source
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Linux Distro
Operating System
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Linux
Self-Hosted
Is Node OS a good alternative to Essence?
hello System
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Desktop system for creators with focus on simplicity, elegance, and usability. Based on FreeBSD. Less, but better!
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Free
Open Source
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Operating System
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BSD
FreeBSD
Is hello System a good alternative to Essence?
ArchBang
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ArchBang is a simple GNU/Linux rolling release distribution which provides you with a lightweight Arch Linux system combined with the Openbox Window Manager.
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Free
Open Source
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Linux Distro
Operating System
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Linux
Is ArchBang a good alternative to Essence?
illumos
19 likes
illumos is a free and open-source Unix operating system. It derives from OpenSolaris, which in turn derives from SVR4 UNIX and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). illumos comprises a kernel, device drivers, system libraries, and utility software for system administration.
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Free
Open Source
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Operating System
Origin
United States
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Mac
Windows
Linux
Is illumos a good alternative to Essence?
Feren OS
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An Ubuntu Distribution that aims to make the switch to Linux easier, simpler and faster not just for Windows users but also Mac and Linux Distro users alike for free. Feren OS aims to be one of the best Distros, if not OSs out there...
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Free
Open Source
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Linux Distro
Operating System
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Linux
+6
Is Feren OS a good alternative to Essence?
Parabola
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A project providing a fully free (as in freedom) derivative of Arch Linux. Inheriting Arch's lightweight and flexibility, Parabola offers software freedom plus all power to the users.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
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Linux Distro
Operating System
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Linux
Is Parabola a good alternative to Essence?