Top 9 Open-Source Alternatives to Cinnamon

Product categories

Advance Users Customizable Desktop Environments Linux Linux Distribution Open Source Operating Systems Utilities Window Manager

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Cinnamon are i3, Lumina Desktop Environment, and Window Maker. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

i3 Landing Page
1

i3

A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Open Source 89 social mentions
Lumina Desktop Environment Landing Page
2

Lumina Desktop Environment

Lumina is a lightweight, BSD licensed, standards-compliant desktop environment based upon Qt and...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Desktop Environments 6 social mentions
Window Maker Landing Page
3

WM

Window Maker

Window Maker is a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Window Manager #Open Source 1 social mentions
GNUstep Landing Page
4

GNUstep

GNUstep is a mature Framework, suited both for advanced GUI desktop applications as well as server...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Window Manager #Desktop Environments 2 social mentions
Linux Mint Landing Page
5

Linux Mint

Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux Distribution #Linux #Operating Systems 423 social mentions
Arch Linux Landing Page
6

Arch Linux

You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Linux Distribution #Operating Systems 256 social mentions
elementary OS Landing Page
7

elementary OS

A fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS. Pay what you want or download for free.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 143 social mentions
Xmonad Landing Page
8

Xmonad

xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 14 social mentions
Ubuntu Landing Page
9

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 229 social mentions