GNOME
The GNOME project provides two things: The GNOME desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop for users, and the GNOME development platform, an extensive framework for building applications...
View ArticleLXDE
The "Lightweight http://alternativeto.net/software/x11/ Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment. Maintained by an international community of...
View ArticleKDE
KDE is an international technology team that creates Free Software for desktop and portable computing. Among KDEs products are a modern desktop system for Linux and UNIX platforms, comprehensive office...
View ArticleXfce
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...
View ArticleCairo Shell
Cairo Shell is a replacement shell for the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Like other shell alternatives, it replaces the default Windows Shell. Cairo Shell will be free to download and use when...
View ArticleY'z Dock
Y'z Dock is a program launcher like the dock in MacOS X. This application is currently in beta, so please send all reports to the author. In order to add icons, drag and drop a file (.exe, shortcut,...
View ArticleXWindows Dock
XWindows Dock - or XWD for short - is the newest free Windows Vista and XP program of the class Application Launcher and Desktop Organizer. But its not just another one: its the result of years of use...
View ArticleAvant Window Navigator
Avant Window Navigator (AWN/Awn) is a dock-like navigation bar for the linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. It can be used to keep track of open windows and behaves like a...
View ArticleCircle Dock
The idea behind Circle Dock is that the dock should appear where your mouse is instead of you having to move your mouse to the dock like with other programs. This is accomplished by making the dock a...
View ArticleLaunchTab
[Last update was released on 05 Oct 2007, but you can download it from Softpedia.com on http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/LaunchTab.shtml ] LaunchTab is a...
View Articlemultibar
Multibar helps you organize your programs, files and folders. It allows you to find the information you need in a blink of an eye either over the internet or on your PC. It arranges all commonly used...
View ArticleMadAppLauncher
A simple application launcher. It is very fast and easy to use. It is unlike your common dock or menu launcher. It introduces several different features such as QWERTY based launching, tab group...
View ArticleDockbarX
This is a branch - not a fork - of DockBar (a TaskBar with grouping and group manipulation) with some extra features added.
View ArticleDocky
Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker. Docky is fully integrated into the GNOME Desktop and features a no non-sense...
View ArticleDragthing
DragThing is the original dock designed to tidy up your Macintosh desktop. It puts all your documents, folders, and applications just a single click away. Highly flexible, it allows multiple docks,...
View ArticleGnomePanel
GnomePanel is a highly configurable launcher and taskbar for GNOME. It forms a core part of the default GNOME desktop.
View ArticlePyPanel
PyPanel is a lightweight panel/taskbar written in Python and C for X11 window managers. It can be easily customized to match any desktop theme or taste. PyPanel works with EWMH compliant WMs (Openbox,...
View ArticleBluetile
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...
View ArticleBMPanel
BMPanel (bitmap panel) is a lightweight, NETWM compliant panel for X11 Window System, which contains a desktop switcher, taskbar, system tray and clock. The application is inspired by simplicity of...
View ArticleCinnamon
Cinnamon is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience. The desktop layout is similar to http://alternativeto.net/software/gnome/ 2. The underlying...
View ArticleMATE
MATE is a fork of http://alternativeto.net/software/gnome/ 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems....
View ArticleCDE (Common Desktop Environment)
The Common Desktop Environment was created by a collaboration of Sun, HP, IBM, DEC, SCO, Fujitsu and Hitachi. Used on a selection of commercial UNIXs, it is now available as open-source software for...
View ArticleEnlightenment
Enlightenment is not just a window manager for Linux/X11 and others, but also a whole suite of libraries to help you create beautiful user interfaces with much less work than doing it the old fashioned...
View ArticleElokab
Elokab Desktop Environment is an open-source independent desktop environment for Linux which uses QT libraries like http://alternativeto.net/software/kde/ .
View ArticleLumina Desktop Environment
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...
View ArticleLXQt
LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of http://alternativeto.net/software/lxde/, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It is the product of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the Razor-qt...
View ArticleBudgie
Budgie is the flagship desktop of the Solus Operating System and is part of the Solus Project. Designed with the modern user in mind, it focuses on simplicity and elegance. Written from scratch with...
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