KDE Plasma Alternatives

KDE Plasma is described as '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' and is a very popular desktop environment in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to KDE Plasma for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Windows, Mac and Linux Mobile apps. The best KDE Plasma alternative is GNOME, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like KDE Plasma are Xfce, Cinnamon, COSMIC and MATE.

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KDE Plasma alternatives are mainly Desktop Environments but may also be Window Managers or Application Launchers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of KDE Plasma.
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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.

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KDE Plasma alternatives page was last updated Oct 6, 2024
  1. GNUstep icon
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    GNUstep's core framework provides open source version of the Cocoa's (formerly known as OpenStep from NeXT) APIs and tools for as many platforms as possible.

    25 GNUstep alternatives
    GNUstep screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    GNUstep Features

    1.  Unix-like
    2.  Free API
    GNUstep iconKDE Plasma Icon

    GNUstep VS KDE Plasma

    Is GNUstep a good alternative to KDE Plasma?
     
  2. Bluetile icon
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    Bluetile is a tiling window manager for Linux, designed to integrate with the GNOME desktop environment. It provides both a traditional, stacking layout mode as well as tiling layouts where windows are arranged to use the entire screen without overlapping.

    87 Bluetile alternatives
    Bluetile screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Bluetile Features

    1.  Snap windows
    Discontinued

    The last commit on this software is ten years ago and the GNOME desktop has moved on. Notably, it is now difficult to replace the default window manager in GNOME.

    Bluetile iconKDE Plasma Icon

    Bluetile VS KDE Plasma

    Is Bluetile a good alternative to KDE Plasma?
     
  3. UKUI icon
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    UKUI is a lightweight desktop environment based on pluggable framework for Linux and other Unix-like Distributions. It is developed using GTK and Qt.

    24 UKUI alternatives
    UKUI screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu Kylin

    UKUI Features

    1.  Windows-like
    UKUI iconKDE Plasma Icon

    UKUI VS KDE Plasma

    Is UKUI a good alternative to KDE Plasma?
     
  4. EDE icon
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    Equinox Desktop Environment is simple and small graphical desktop environment for UNIX operating systems

    22 EDE alternatives
    EDE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris

    EDE Features

    1.  X server
    EDE iconKDE Plasma Icon

    EDE VS KDE Plasma

    Is EDE a good alternative to KDE Plasma?
     
  5. Elokab icon
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    Elokab Desktop Environment is an open-source independent desktop environment for Linux which uses QT libraries like KDE Plasma .

    26 Elokab alternatives
    Elokab Desktop

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Elokab Features

    1.  QT Based
    Elokab iconKDE Plasma Icon

    Elokab VS KDE Plasma

    Is Elokab a good alternative to KDE Plasma?
     
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    Fork of Enlightenment version 17 (commonly called E17) used as the main desktop environment on Bodhi Linux

    25 Moksha alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    KDE Plasma Icon

    Moksha VS KDE Plasma

    Is Moksha a good alternative to KDE Plasma?
     
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