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. Talisman Desktop is a configurable Windows shell replacement introduced in 1997 by Lighttek Software. It is available in a number of languages including English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Russian and Italian.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Bluetile icon
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    Bluetile is a tiling window manager for Linux, designed to integrate with the GNOME desktop environment. It provides both a traditional, stacking layout mode as well as tiling layouts where windows are arranged to use the entire screen without overlapping.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. GeoShell icon
     3 likes

    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
     
  4. Liteshell icon
     2 likes

    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
     
  5. SmartWindows icon
     3 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. wlmaker icon
     Like

    Wayland Maker - A Wayland compositor inspired by Window Maker.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
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