Aqua AlternativesDesktop Environments and other similar apps like Aqua

Aqua is described as 'The graphical user interface, design language and visual theme of Apple's macOS operating system' and is a desktop environment in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to Aqua for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Go (Programming Language) apps. The best Aqua alternative is Cinnamon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Aqua are COSMIC, Kera Desktop, Komorebi Window Manager and FyneDesk.

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  1. Cinnamon icon

    Cinnamon

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    Cinnamon is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience. The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2. The underlying technology is forked from GNOME Shell.

    26 Cinnamon alternatives

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    Cinnamon 4.2
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    COSMIC

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    COSMIC is the name for the main shell components in Pop_Shell.

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    • Linux
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    COSMIC screenshot 1
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  4. Kera Desktop icon

    Kera Desktop

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    An easy, pleasant, speedy, and exciting way to use your favorite OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    Kera Desktop screenshot 1
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  6. FyneDesk icon

    FyneDesk

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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.

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    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    FyneDesk screenshot 1
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    hikari

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    hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    hikari screenshot 1
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