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Tint2 vs Cairo-Dock: catalog facts
Tint2	Cairo-Dock
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Very lightweight, suited to minimal window manager setups Highly configurable through a plain text config file	Multiple docks with taskbar and launchers Applets that can be detached to the desktop
Configuration is text-based rather than a GUI Linux and BSD only	Linux only Plugins and applets are split across separate repositories
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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