Apps similar to ML4W OS include Noctalia, which is free and open source. Other options are DankMaterialShell, Caelestia Shell and HyDE by HyDE-Project. In total there are four Desktop Customization Tools like ML4W OS for Linux.
Noctalia is a beautiful, minimal desktop shell for Wayland built with Quickshell. It’s designed with a “quiet by design” philosophy, providing a complete desktop experience that stays out of your way.
Desktop shell for wayland compositors built with Quickshell & GO, optimized for niri, hyprland, sway, MangoWC, labwc, and MiracleWM.
Caelestia Shell is a customizable desktop shell for Linux, built with Quickshell and QML. It provides a fluid, animated desktop interface with widgets and system controls, designed to work with Hyprland and the wider Caelestia desktop configuration.
HyDE is a modular and theme-focused desktop configuration for the Hyprland Wayland compositor. It provides installation and update scripts, customizable themes, wallpaper and launcher selection, and organized configuration files designed around XDG conventions.
