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Enlightenment vs FVWM3: catalog facts
Enlightenment	FVWM3
Best for: Linux and BSD users who want a distinctive, lightweight desktop shell	Best for: X11 users who want a lightweight window manager they can shape completely
Free Free and open source.	Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.
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	Extremely configurable behaviour and appearance Multi-monitor support through RandR All 4 strengths for FVWM3 Extremely configurable behaviour and appearance Multi-monitor support through RandR Lightweight, with a long history and active development Includes a default configuration to start from
Wayland support is still experimental Official releases are source code only	X11 only, no Wayland support Configuration has a steep learning curve
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 FVWM3 github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3 Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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