LXDE Alternatives

LXDE is described as 'The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment' and is a very popular desktop environment in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to LXDE for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Windows, Mac and Linux Mobile apps. The best LXDE alternative is KDE Plasma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LXDE are GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon and LXQt.

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  1. Window Maker icon

    Window Maker

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    Window Maker has a reputation for being fast, efficient and highly stable. Window Maker has been characterized as reproducing "the elegant look and feel of the NeXTstep GUI" and is noted as "easy to configure and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Window Maker, from www.windowmaker.org
     
  4. Maui Shell icon

    Maui Shell

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    Maui Shell is a convergent shell for desktops, tablets, and phones.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Maui Shell screenshot 1
     
  5. Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) icon

    Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE)

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    KDE 3.5 fork. A computer desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems with a primary goal of retaining the function and form of traditional desktop computers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) screenshot 1
     
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    Comments about Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) as an Alternative to LXDE
    thilriposta
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    both simple and lightweight!

    Guest
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    It's running fine on older machines like P4 and C2D

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) is Free and Open SourceLXDE is also Free and Open Source
    • Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) is Customizable and Privacy focusedLXDE is not according to our users
  6. GNUstep icon

    GNUstep

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    GNUstep screenshot 1
     
  7. Lumina Desktop Environment icon

    Lumina Desktop Environment

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    Lumina is a lightweight, BSD licensed, standards-compliant desktop environment based upon Qt and Fluxbox. It is being developed on PC-BSD, and is being packaged for distribution on the PC-BSD package repository as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PC-BSD
     

  9. Moksha

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    Fork of Enlightenment version 17 (commonly called E17) used as the main desktop environment on Bodhi Linux

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Phosh icon

    Phosh

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    Phosh is a pure Wayland shell for GNOME on mobile devices like the Purism Librem 5.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • GNOME
    Phosh screenshot 1
     
  11. UKUI icon

    UKUI

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu Kylin
    UKUI screenshot 1
     
  12. Emerge Desktop icon

    Emerge Desktop

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    Emerge Desktop is a replacement Windows "shell" (the desktop environment normally provided by Windows Explorer) for Windows 2000 and above. In order to replace Windows Explorer as a shell, it provides a system tray (the area that collects the icons collected at the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Emerge Desktop screenshot 1
     
  13. Lomiri icon

    Lomiri

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    Lomiri is the open source mobile and desktop environment that adapts to you computing needs. Supported on all kinds devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Ubuntu Touch
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  14. EDE icon

    EDE

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    Equinox Desktop Environment is simple and small graphical desktop environment for UNIX operating systems

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    EDE screenshot 1
     
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