Top 15 xfce-panel Alternative and Similar Softwares | Mar 2024

The Xfce panel is part of the Xfce Desktop Environment and features program launchers, panel menus, a clock, a desktop switcher and more. Many aspects of the panel can be configured through graphical dialogs, but also by GTK+ style properties and hidden Xfconf settings.

1. Budgie

Budgie 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 integration in mind, the Budgie desktop tightly integrates with the GNOME stack, employing underlying technologies to......

2. SalineOS

SalineOS SalineOS is a lightweight and fast open-source operating system built on the Debian GNU/Linux repositories and uses Xfce as the desktop environment.......

3. X-tile

X-tile X-tile is an application that allows you to select a number of windows and tile them in different ways.X-tile works on any X desktop (gnome, kde, xfce, lxde…).The main features are: many tiling geometries, undo tiling, invert tiling order, optional system tray docking and menu, filter to avoid listing some......

4. CrunchBang Linux

CrunchBang Linux CrunchBang Linux is a Debian-based distribution offering a great blend of speed, style and substance. Using the nimble Openbox window and/or Xfce , it is highly customisable and provides a modern, full-featured GNU/Linux system without sacrificing performance.......

5. Elokab

Elokab Elokab Desktop Environment is an open-source independent desktop environment for Linux which uses QT libraries like KDE .......

6. EDE

EDE Equinox Desktop Environment is simple and small graphical desktop environment for UNIX operating systems......

7. CDE (Common Desktop Environment)

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 available as open-source software for the first time.......

8. SolydXK

SolydXK SolydX and SolydK are Debian based distributions with the Xfce and KDE desktop. SolydXK aims to be simple to use, providing an environment that is both stable and secure. SolydXK is an open source alternative for small businesses, non-profit organizations and home users.......

9. Emcee

Emcee Emcee gives you a better way: one customizable keystroke or hot-corner gesture, or a tap on an icon brings up live thumbnail views of all your apps, both desktop and Windows Store, in one convenient, easy to manage view.Emcee is a simple "expose" like tool with some of the features......

10. Tintwizard

Tintwizard An easy way to change the appearance of tint2. Through an easy-to-use graphical user interface, you can generate configs and apply to them tint2.......

11. GnomePanel

GnomePanel GnomePanel is a highly configurable launcher and taskbar for GNOME. It forms a core part of the default GNOME desktop.......

12. Sawfish

Sawfish Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language. Its policy is very minimal compared to most window managers. Its aim is simply to manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible. All high-level WM functions are implemented in Lisp for future extensibility or redefinition.FEATURES: Powerful......

13. tint2

tint2 tint2 is a simple panel/taskbar unintrusive and light (memory / cpu / aestetic). We try to get virtual desktop and multi-monitor easier to use. We follow freedesktop specifications.As of version 0.9 features include: * panel with taskbar, systray, clock and battery status * easy to customize : color/transparency on font,......

14. ChaletOS

ChaletOS ChaletOS is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Xubuntu and featuring the Xfce desktop. It provides a simple and intuitive desktop interface, modest hardware requirements and five years of security support. The name ChaletOS is derived from Swiss mountain houses whose concepts of simplicity, beauty and recognisability inspired the creation......

15. Razor-qt

Razor-qt NOTE: Razor-qt is a now defunct free desktop environment for personal computers. Razor merged with LXDE, another project with similar scope.Development has continued under the LXQt project: LXQt Razor-qt is an advanced, easy-to-use, and fast desktop environment based on Qt technologies. It has been tailored for users who value......