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Enlightenment vs Budgie: catalog facts
Enlightenment	Budgie
Best for: Linux and BSD users who want a distinctive, lightweight desktop shell	Best for: Linux users who want a simple, tidy desktop environment
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Window manager, compositor and desktop shell in one Built on the portable EFL libraries All 3 strengths for Enlightenment Window manager, compositor and desktop shell in one Built on the portable EFL libraries Family of companion applications from the same project	Complete desktop with its own panel and application menu Designed to stay out of the way while remaining customisable All 3 strengths for Budgie Complete desktop with its own panel and application menu Designed to stay out of the way while remaining customisable Active development with regular releases and progress posts
Wayland support is still experimental Official releases are source code only	Linux only Usually installed through a distribution rather than as a standalone app
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Enlightenment enlightenment.org Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Budgie buddiesofbudgie.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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