Maui Shell Alternatives

Apps similar to Maui Shell include KDE Plasma, which is free and open source. Other options are GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon and Hyprland. Desktop Environments like Maui Shell are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Windows, Mac, iPad and Android.

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Maui Shell alternatives page was last updated Sep 22, 2026

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
Desktop Environment
Origin
China
Platforms
Linux
China
+2
Good alternative?Is UKUI a good alternative to Maui Shell?
xfdashboard
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xfdashboard provides a GNOME shell dashboard like interface for use with the Xfce desktop. It can be configured to run to any keyboard shortcut and when executed provides an overview of applications...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
+2
Good alternative?Is xfdashboard a good alternative to Maui Shell?
CDE (Common Desktop Environment)
10 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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Desktop Environment
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+3
Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to Maui Shell?
DDE
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DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) is a Desktop Environment (DE) written in Qt for Deepin
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Desktop Environment
Window Manager
Origin
China
Platforms
Linux
Ubuntu
Deepin
China
Good alternative?Is DDE a good alternative to Maui Shell?
EDE
9 likes
Equinox Desktop Environment is simple and small graphical desktop environment for UNIX operating systems
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Desktop Environment
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Solaris
Good alternative?Is EDE a good alternative to Maui Shell?
Lumina Desktop Environment
13 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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Desktop Environment
Platforms
Linux
BSD
PC-BSD
Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to Maui Shell?
doWM
1 like
doWM is a beautiful floating and tiling window manager for X11 completely written in golang.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
X11
Linux
BSD
+6
Good alternative?Is doWM a good alternative to Maui Shell?
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Moksha
3 likes
Fork of Enlightenment version 17 (commonly called E17) used as the main desktop environment on Bodhi Linux
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Desktop Environment
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
M
Good alternative?Is Moksha a good alternative to Maui Shell?
Bluetile
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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Germany
EU
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
Germany
EU
Good alternative?Is Bluetile a good alternative to Maui Shell?
Whim
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Whim is a hackable, pluggable and scriptable dynamic window manager for Windows 10 and 11, built using WinUI 3, .NET, and C# scripting.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Sweden
EU
Platforms
Windows
Sweden
EU
Good alternative?Is Whim a good alternative to Maui Shell?
Konveyor
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Scrolling column tiling for KDE Plasma.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Thailand
Platforms
Linux
KDE Plasma
Thailand
Good alternative?Is Konveyor a good alternative to Maui Shell?
Cortile
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Linux auto tiling manager with hot corner support for Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfwm, KWin, Marco, Muffin, Mutter and other EWMH compliant window managers using the X11 window system.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Good alternative?Is Cortile a good alternative to Maui Shell?