Free Window Managers for Linux

LXQt is an open source and totally free desktop environment for the GNU/Linux platform. It is the next generation of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects, providing users with a traditional, lightweight, yet modern graphical environment designed to replace the...

Fluxbox is an open source window manager for the X Window System of a GNU/Linux operating system. It is a free project that aims to work standalone or integrated into an existing graphical desktop environment. Fluxbox is derived from the Blackbox window...

Compiz (formerly Beryl and Compiz Fusion) is a free, portable and open source software project that has been designed from the offset to act as a compositing window manager for GNU/Linux operating systems. It is in charge of the astonishing desktop...

Debox GNU/Linux or Debox Live is an open source operating system based on the award winning Debian GNU/Linux distribution and built around the Openbox window manager in order to provide users with a minimal, fast and lightweight computer operating...

Trinity Desktop Environment is an open source and totally free software project that has been designed from the ground up as an unofficial continuation of the deprecated KDE 3.5.x desktop environment created by the KDE Project and implemented in numerous...

From the developer of the deprecated SolusOS Linux operating system, we welcome you to Budgie Desktop, an open source software project that  integrates with the GNOME graphical desktop environment. Comprises of a WM, Session and Panel The graphical...

Xfce is an open source and freely distributed project that provides users with a standards-compliant and lightweight desktop environment for GNU/Linux operating systems. It has been designed from the ground up to be fast, while still being easy to use and...

MATE is an open source desktop environment, a fork of the GNOME 2 window manager, specifically designed to be used by Linux OS developers who want to create lightweight, yet usable distributions that run on low-end computers. Similar to GNOME Classic Just...

SlackE17 is an open source project designed for building and distributing the new Enlightenment DR17 (E17) window manager for the Slackware Linux distribution.Enlightenment DR17 is under heavy development but is stable enough for everyday use even if...

gnome-session is an open source and free software project, an important component of the GNOME desktop environment, providing essential components for its sessions. It comprises of the GNOME session manager, a configuration program that allows users to...