GNOME Alternatives

GNOME is described as 'An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to help you have the best possible computing experience' and is a leading desktop environment in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to GNOME for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Windows, Mac and FreeBSD apps. The best GNOME alternative is KDE Plasma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNOME are Xfce, Cinnamon, Hyprland and Budgie.

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  1. Maui Shell icon

    Maui Shell

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    Maui Shell is a convergent shell for desktops, tablets, and phones.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Maui Shell screenshot 1
     
  4. DDE icon

    DDE

     5 likes

    DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) is a Desktop Environment (DE) written in Qt for Deepin

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Deepin
    DDE screenshot 1
     
  5. Window Maker icon

    Window Maker

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    Window Maker 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.

    43 Window Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Window Maker, from www.windowmaker.org
     
  6. Lomiri icon

    Lomiri

     2 likes

    Lomiri is the open source mobile and desktop environment that adapts to you computing needs. Supported on all kinds devices.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Ubuntu Touch
    Lomiri screenshot 1
     
  7. M

    Moksha

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    Fork of Enlightenment version 17 (commonly called E17) used as the main desktop environment on Bodhi Linux

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. UKUI icon

    UKUI

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    UKUI is a lightweight desktop environment based on pluggable framework for Linux and other Unix-like Distributions. It is developed using GTK and Qt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    UKUI screenshot 1
     
  11. Lumina Desktop Environment icon

    Lumina Desktop Environment

     13 likes

    Lumina is a lightweight, BSD licensed, standards-compliant desktop environment based upon Qt and Fluxbox. It is being developed on PC-BSD, and is being packaged for distribution on the PC-BSD package repository as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PC-BSD
     
  13. Doorwin icon

    Doorwin

     Like

    Doorwin is a professional measurement, take-off, and quotation software for door and window projects. It is designed for architects, manufacturers, PVC and aluminum window companies, and installation teams.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Doorwin screenshot 1
     
  14. EDE icon

    EDE

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    Equinox Desktop Environment is simple and small graphical desktop environment for UNIX operating systems

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    EDE screenshot 1
     
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