EDE Alternatives

GNOME

An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME 3 is designed to put you in control and get things done.

Features:

• Desktop Environment
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• Extensions
• Optimal performance

KDE Plasma

Plasma is a cross-device work environment by the KDE Community where trust is put on the user's capacity to best define their own workflow and preferences.

Features:

• Customizable
• Blurry transparency
• Desktop Environment
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• Full text search
• Lightweight
• Optimized for Fastboot mode

Xfce

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...

Features:

• Lightweight
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• Modular System
• Desktop Environment

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience. The desktop layout is similar to...

MATE

Many users of GNOME 2 dislike GNOME 3. MATE is a fork of the good old GNOME 2.

LXDE

The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment.

Features:

• Lightweight
• Desktop Environment
• X server

Enlightenment

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...

Features:

• Lightweight
• Desktop Environment

LXQt

LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It is the product of the merge between the...

Features:

• Lightweight
• Desktop Environment
• X server

Budgie

Budgie is the flagship desktop of the Solus OS and is part of the Solus Project. Designed with the modern user in mind, it focuses on simplicity and elegance.

CDE (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...