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Budgie

Budgie

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
Budgie is a modern and dynamic desktop environment designed for users seeking a balance of elegance and performance. It emphasizes a clean interface and a highly customizable experience, built with modern technologies.
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Open Source
Clean and modern aesthetic
KDE neon

KDE neon

OS & Utilities Operating System
KDE neon is a cutting-edge software distribution that pairs the latest KDE Plasma desktop and applications with a stable Ubuntu Linux base. It provides users with a vibrant, modern, and highly customizable computing experience, focusing on bringing the newest contributions from the KDE community directly to the user.
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Open Source
Provides the very latest KDE Plasma and applications.
Lumina Desktop Environment

Lumina Desktop Environment

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
Lumina Desktop Environment is a lightweight and highly customizable desktop environment focused on performance and user control. It's designed to be simple, efficient, and extensible through plugins, offering a seamless experience primarily on BSD operating systems but adaptable to others.
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Open Source
Extremely lightweight and resource-efficient.
Solus

Solus

OS & Utilities Operating System
Solus is an independently developed Linux operating system built from scratch, designed for modern home computing. It offers a curated desktop experience with a focus on usability, performance, and reliability. Solus aims to provide a seamless out-of-the-box experience for users of all skill levels.
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Open Source
Modern and user-friendly Budgie desktop environment.
Deepin

Deepin

OS & Utilities Operating System
Deepin is an open-source operating system based on Debian, renowned for its elegant and user-friendly interface. It aims to provide a beautiful, intuitive, and reliable desktop experience for users of all skill levels.
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Open Source
Elegant and modern user interface (DDE)
Enlightenment

Enlightenment

OS & Utilities Window Manager
Enlightenment is a highly customizable and lightweight window manager and desktop environment. It's known for its performance efficiency and aesthetic flexibility, offering a modular platform for users seeking a departure from traditional desktop experiences.
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Open Source
Extremely lightweight and performant, suitable for older har...
LXQt

LXQt

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
LXQt is a free and open-source lightweight desktop environment for Linux and BSD systems, designed for speed, efficiency, and customization. It is built from the foundation of LXDE and Razor-qt, combining the best of both worlds to provide a modern yet resource-friendly user experience.
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Open Source
Extremely lightweight and resource-efficient
Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu MATE

OS & Utilities Operating System
Ubuntu MATE is a community-driven, official derivative of Ubuntu, providing a classic, intuitive desktop environment based on MATE. It offers stability, flexibility, and a familiar user interface, making it an excellent choice for users transitioning from other operating systems or seeking a traditional desktop experience.
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Open Source
Offers a familiar and intuitive classic desktop experience.
Unity

Unity

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment, designed to provide a unified and efficient workflow for the Ubuntu operating system. It focuses on a streamlined interface with a prominent launcher, global menu, and heads-up display for quick access to applications and their functions.
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Open Source
Efficient global menu frees up window space.
TrueOS

TrueOS

OS & Utilities Operating System
TrueOS, formerly PC-BSD, is a desktop-focused Unix-like operating system built on the FreeBSD-CURRENT branch, offering a rolling release model and a user-friendly interface. It aims to provide the stability of FreeBSD with out-of-the-box usability for everyday computing.
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Open Source
Based on the stable FreeBSD operating system.
Manjaro Linux

Manjaro Linux

OS & Utilities Operating System
Manjaro Linux is a user-friendly, Arch Linux-based distribution that offers the benefits of a rolling release model combined with ease of use. It provides a stable and customizable desktop experience suitable for both new and experienced Linux users.
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Open Source
User-friendly installation compared to Arch.
MATE

MATE

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
MATE is a classic, lightweight desktop environment that continues the GNOME 2 legacy. It offers a traditional and intuitive interface while providing modern functionality and performance.
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Open Source
Highly lightweight and performs well on older hardware.
LXDE

LXDE

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is a free, resource-efficient desktop environment designed for low-spec computers. It offers a classic desktop experience with essential components, focusing on speed and stability for users with limited hardware resources or those who prefer a nimble environment.
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Open Source
Extremely low resource consumption, excellent for old or low...
Cinnamon

Cinnamon

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
Cinnamon is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Developed by the Linux Mint community, it provides a traditional yet modern user interface, blending familiarity with modern design elements for an intuitive desktop experience.
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Open Source
Familiar and traditional interface
Kubuntu

Kubuntu

OS & Utilities Operating System
Kubuntu is an official variant of the Ubuntu operating system that replaces the GNOME desktop environment with the elegant and highly customizable KDE Plasma Desktop. It provides a familiar yet powerful computing experience, blending Ubuntu's stability with the visual appeal and extensive features of the KDE ecosystem.
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Open Source
Highly customizable KDE Plasma desktop.
KDE

KDE

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
KDE Plasma is a powerful, versatile, and customizable graphical desktop environment designed for Linux and other Unix-like systems. It offers a modern interface, extensive configuration options, and a wide range of included applications, aiming to provide a user-friendly yet highly flexible computing experience.
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Open Source
Extremely customizable interface
openSUSE

openSUSE

Development Operating System
openSUSE is a community-developed, open-source Linux distribution sponsored by SUSE. Known for its powerful configuration tool, YaST, and commitment to usability, openSUSE offers both a stable release (Leap) and a rolling release (Tumbleweed) to cater to diverse user needs, from developers to desktop users.
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Open Source
Powerful and comprehensive YaST configuration tool simplifie...
Xfce

Xfce

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
Xfce is a highly customizable, lightweight, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed for productivity while retaining a visually appealing interface.
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Open Source
Extremely lightweight and fast.
GNOME

GNOME

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
GNOME is a popular, user-friendly desktop environment for Linux and BSD systems, focusing on simplicity and productivity, enhanced by a wide range of extensions for customization and functionality.
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Open Source
Clean and modern user interface
Jolicloud 2

Jolicloud 2

News & Books Web-Based OS
Jolicloud 2 was an innovative, discontinued web-based operating system designed to aggregate and manage your digital life in the cloud. It provided a unified interface to access and organize web applications, cloud storage, and local files, aiming to be your central hub for online activity, replacing the traditional desktop paradigm with a focus on connectivity and accessibility.
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Commercial
Lightweight, suitable for older hardware.
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Recently Added Desktop Environment Apps and Services

Budgie

Budgie

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
Budgie is a modern and dynamic desktop environment designed for users seeking a balance of elegance and performance. It emphasizes a clean interface and a highly customizable experience, built with modern technologies.
more
Open Source
Clean and modern aesthetic
KDE neon

KDE neon

OS & Utilities Operating System
KDE neon is a cutting-edge software distribution that pairs the latest KDE Plasma desktop and applications with a stable Ubuntu Linux base. It provides users with a vibrant, modern, and highly customizable computing experience, focusing on bringing the newest contributions from the KDE community directly to the user.
more
Open Source
Provides the very latest KDE Plasma and applications.
Lumina Desktop Environment

Lumina Desktop Environment

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
Lumina Desktop Environment is a lightweight and highly customizable desktop environment focused on performance and user control. It's designed to be simple, efficient, and extensible through plugins, offering a seamless experience primarily on BSD operating systems but adaptable to others.
more
Open Source
Extremely lightweight and resource-efficient.
Solus

Solus

OS & Utilities Operating System
Solus is an independently developed Linux operating system built from scratch, designed for modern home computing. It offers a curated desktop experience with a focus on usability, performance, and reliability. Solus aims to provide a seamless out-of-the-box experience for users of all skill levels.
more
Open Source
Modern and user-friendly Budgie desktop environment.
Deepin

Deepin

OS & Utilities Operating System
Deepin is an open-source operating system based on Debian, renowned for its elegant and user-friendly interface. It aims to provide a beautiful, intuitive, and reliable desktop experience for users of all skill levels.
more
Open Source
Elegant and modern user interface (DDE)
Enlightenment

Enlightenment

OS & Utilities Window Manager
Enlightenment is a highly customizable and lightweight window manager and desktop environment. It's known for its performance efficiency and aesthetic flexibility, offering a modular platform for users seeking a departure from traditional desktop experiences.
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Open Source
Extremely lightweight and performant, suitable for older har...
LXQt

LXQt

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
LXQt is a free and open-source lightweight desktop environment for Linux and BSD systems, designed for speed, efficiency, and customization. It is built from the foundation of LXDE and Razor-qt, combining the best of both worlds to provide a modern yet resource-friendly user experience.
more
Open Source
Extremely lightweight and resource-efficient
Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu MATE

OS & Utilities Operating System
Ubuntu MATE is a community-driven, official derivative of Ubuntu, providing a classic, intuitive desktop environment based on MATE. It offers stability, flexibility, and a familiar user interface, making it an excellent choice for users transitioning from other operating systems or seeking a traditional desktop experience.
more
Open Source
Offers a familiar and intuitive classic desktop experience.
Unity

Unity

OS & Utilities Desktop Environment
Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment, designed to provide a unified and efficient workflow for the Ubuntu operating system. It focuses on a streamlined interface with a prominent launcher, global menu, and heads-up display for quick access to applications and their functions.
more
Open Source
Efficient global menu frees up window space.
TrueOS

TrueOS

OS & Utilities Operating System
TrueOS, formerly PC-BSD, is a desktop-focused Unix-like operating system built on the FreeBSD-CURRENT branch, offering a rolling release model and a user-friendly interface. It aims to provide the stability of FreeBSD with out-of-the-box usability for everyday computing.
more
Open Source
Based on the stable FreeBSD operating system.