Projects

Xfce (Core)

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. This Ohloh project only contains the core components of Xfce!

Étoilé

The Etoile project aims to produce a document-centric desktop and post-desktop environment. The project is built on top of GNUstep, a high-quality Free Software implementation of the OpenStep specification from Sun and NeXT and popularised by Apple as Cocoa. The basic unit within an Etoile system ... [More] is the Object. These are arranged within Projects; an abstraction combining aspects of both folders and virtual desktops. Etoile uses highly modular and lightweight components in order to allow users to create their own workflow by reshaping or recombining provided activities, known as Services. [Less]

MATE (desktop environment)

MATE is a desktop environment forked from the now-unmaintained code base of GNOME 2.

Wizard Desktop

The Wizard Desktop is a set of simple applications that maintain a common user experience along with a simple window manager. The underlying framework will allow a single-user multiple network connected computers paradigm. Communications between the framework and applications are standardized ... [More] , programs can be swapped out at will. Please post a review if you use this software. [Less]

monsterwm

monsterwm is a minimal, lightweight, tiny but monsterous dynamic tiling window manager. It will try to stay as small as possible. Currently under 750 lines with the config file included. It provides a set of different layout modes (see below), and has partial floating mode support. Each virtual ... [More] desktop has its own properties, unaffected by other desktops' settings. For screenshots and ramblings/updates check the topic on ArchLinux forums. [Less]

EDE

EDE (Equinox Desktop Environment) is small and very portable desktop environment designed to be very lightweight in memory and resource usage.