LXQt Alternatives

LXQt is described as 'The Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It the product of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the ' and is a desktop environment in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to LXQt for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Windows, Mac and Linux Mobile apps. The best LXQt alternative is KDE Plasma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LXQt are GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon and COSMIC.

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LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It is the product of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the .

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LXQt alternatives page was last updated Mar 23, 2022
  1. Phosh icon
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    Phosh is a pure Wayland shell for GNOME on mobile devices like the Purism Librem 5.

    28 Phosh alternatives
    Phosh screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable Linux
    2.  Mobile friendly
    Phosh iconLXQt Icon

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  2. Window Maker icon
     6 likes

    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.

    40 Window Maker alternatives
    Window Maker, from www.windowmaker.org

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Window Maker Features

    1.  Unix-like
    Window Maker iconLXQt Icon

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

    39 Lomiri alternatives
    Lomiri screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Ubuntu Touch

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for Gestures
    4.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    5.  No Tracking
    Lomiri iconLXQt Icon

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  4. DDE icon
     4 likes

    DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) is a Desktop Environment (DE) written in Qt for Deepin

    24 DDE alternatives
    DDE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Deepin
    DDE iconLXQt Icon

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  5. Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) icon
     3 likes

    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.

    24 Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) alternatives
    Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) iconLXQt Icon

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  6. Emerge Desktop icon
     14 likes

    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...

    23 Emerge Desktop alternatives
    Emerge Desktop screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Emerge Desktop is no longer maintained. Last version, 6.1.3, released in 2012, and the source code are still available on SourceForge

    Emerge Desktop iconLXQt Icon

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  7. CDE (Common Desktop Environment) icon
     9 likes

    The Common Desktop Environment was created by a collaboration of Sun, HP, IBM, DEC, SCO, Fujitsu and Hitachi. Used on a selection of commercial UNIXs, it is now available as open-source software for the first time.

    26 CDE (Common Desktop Environment) alternatives
    CDE (Common Desktop Environment) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    CDE (Common Desktop Environment) iconLXQt Icon

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  8. GNUstep icon
     4 likes

    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 iconLXQt Icon

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  9. Bluetile icon
     8 likes

    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 iconLXQt Icon

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  10. UKUI icon
     2 likes

    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 iconLXQt Icon

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  11. Lumina Desktop Environment icon
     14 likes

    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.

    53 Lumina Desktop Environment alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PC-BSD
    Lumina Desktop Environment iconLXQt Icon

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  12. EDE icon
     8 likes

    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 iconLXQt Icon

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