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Xfce

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Xfce (pronounced as four individual letters) is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.

Xfce 4.14

License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Linux
  • BSD
4.8 / 5 Avg rating (14)
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Customizable
  3.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Desktop Environment
  2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  3.  Modular System
  4.  Support for Multiple Monitors
  5.  Works Offline
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  No registration required
  8.  Dark Mode
  9.  No Tracking

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Top Positive Comment
John Fastman
Dec 8, 2016
7

XFCE is a lightweight desktop environment for Linux and BSD. It requires few system resources and therefore runs faster on older/slower computers than do some other desktop environments, such as KDE Plasma. It is not as light as LXDE. XFCE is moderately configurable, but is also a little older in its appearance than other GTK-based desktops, including Gnome and Budgie. However, it is mature, stable and well supported. It can be installed on any Linux distro in addition to whatever desktop is already available by default. However, XFCE is the default desktop environment of Xubuntu and Manjaro, amongst others.

I would recommend you use XFCE if you have an older computer struggling to run KDE Plasma, Budgie, Deepin or Gnome. However, XFCE's cousin, the MATE desktop environment has a similar layout and philosophy whilst being a little bit more configurable.

Dawid Ferenczy
Jun 28, 2023
0

It's a great alternative desktop environment for low-performance machines where modern GNOME or KDE desktop environments would be too slow. It allows extensive configuration of the environment.

Peter Giters
May 3, 2023
0

Best choose for old pc

k 4u
Aug 22, 2018
3

Been using it sporadically for the last 6 years. It is lightweight performs amazingly and when I started trying other Desktop Environments it was instant regret!!!

hathas
Jan 15, 2018
4

Lightweight, quite appealing, simple, intuitive, stable, and keep you focused on what you are doing.

karlblass
Mar 7, 2017
4

Best desktop environment for Unix/Linux I know of.

mohammadrezahajianpour
Sep 7, 2015
1

It's light-weight, fast, amazingly stable, feature-rich and beautiful. What more do you want?

mohammadrezahajianpour
Sep 7, 2015

Add a simple dock like "Plank", use Greenbird/Bluebird as the application theme, use ElementaryOS/Numix icon themes, and you're good to go.

Evi1M4chine_
Nov 24, 2016

How about /configurable/? The settings dialogs look like jokes. Like 0.1 software that’s in early alpha and just got the bare minimum running. It may be that that is the deliberate goal of Xfce… to appeal to those who can’t handle making their own choices in life because they’re too afraid … but then Xfc is just Gnome (translation: ”bad”).

What is Xfce?

Xfce (pronounced as four individual letters) is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use. Among its main features are its customizable panels on which users can place various launchers or panel plugins. Xfce is also accompanied by a large collection of goodies, which consist of various applications and panel plugins designed mainly for Xfce.

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    DE flagXfce
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.8 (14 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    26 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 7 comments and reviews about Xfce, and it has gotten 372 likes

Xfce was added to AlternativeTo by Gorets on Feb 7, 2010 and this page was last updated Apr 29, 2025.