Window Maker Alternatives

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

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  1. GeoShell icon
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    GeoShell - The premier minimalist Windows shell replacement. It replaces the default Explorer interface. It features menu bars—“geoBars”—that can be dragged-and-dropped anywhere on the users screen. There are also desktop menus that can be triggered whenever a user clicks...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. xfdashboard icon
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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
     
  3. Liteshell icon
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    tiny windows shell (explorer.exe) replacement designed for slow PCs. Is a minimalist's shell - no screen space is occupied by the shell. When you right-click on the desktop or press a hotkey, a menu provides access to your programs, documents, tasks and anything else you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. SmartWindows icon
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    SmartWindows streamlines the way you work. It is perfect for professionals looking to optimize the overall work experience or switch between projects. You can save display preferences for applications with the help of a few clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. BorderSkin icon
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    A free portable software to skin the windows borders by skins composed of png images with the support of several features like Blur, Reflection and Aero Explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. wlmaker icon
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    Wayland Maker - A Wayland compositor inspired by Window Maker.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  7. FyneDesk icon
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    FyneDesk is an easy to use Linux/Unix desktop environment following material design. It is built using the Fyne toolkit and is designed to be easy to use as well as easy to develop. We use the Go language and welcome any contributions or feedback for the project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
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