KDE Alternatives

Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly.

An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to put you in control and get things done.

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Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE.

The LXQt team is proud to announce the release of qtermwidget and qterminal, both in version 0. 8. 0. Read more..

A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.

Open Source

Why will you like it? Less resource needs. You can use it on your less-pricey embedded board or salvaged computer. Component-based design. Don't want something in LXDE, or you don't want to use LXDE but only part of it?

Enlightenment is not just a window manager for Linux/X11 and others, but also a whole suite of...

The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.

Pantheon is the desktop environment of elementary OS. It is written in Vala, using GTK 3 and Granite

Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.

Open Source

A dynamic window manager for the X Window System developed in the C and Lua programming languages.