Desktops
AxOS has 4 default desktops. Learn more about them in this reference page.
Sleex
Sleex (based on the Hyprland compositor) is the third and primary desktop environment for AxOS. It is the most aesthetic and feature-rich desktop environment of the 3. It has a lot of features, smooth animations and a lot of cool stuff.
It is a tiling window manager, so you can manage your windows with a keyboard. It is also recommended to use keybindings for a better experience and productivity. You can find them by pressing Super + F1. A settings app is included, and can be opened either by pressing Super + I or by clicking the gear button on the dashboard.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Aesthetic | Less stable |
| Feature-rich | Less user-friendly than Plasma |
| Resource-efficient | |
| Tiling | |
| User-friendly |
Plasma
Plasma (or KDE Plasma) is the first desktop environment for AxOS. It is a powerful, user-friendly, stable and customizable desktop environment.
As it is a very known and active desktop environement, you can find everything you need on Internet.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Active community | Not the most resource-efficient |
| Very customizable | Not the most aesthetic and original |
| Stable | |
| User-friendly |
Calla
Calla (made by Stardust-kyun) is the second desktop environment for AxOS. It is a lightweight and resource efficient desktop environment.
Calla is a tiling window manager, so you can manage your windows with a keyboard. It is also better if used with keybindings, so you can manage your windows with a keyboard. You can find them by pressing Super + F1. If you need, you can change some settings (including keybindings) by editing the /usr/share/calla/desktop/config/bind.lua file.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Lightweight | Hard to (fully) use |
| Tiling | Less stable than Plasma |
| Resource-efficient | Less features than other desktops |
Theom
Theom is the fourth desktop environment for AxOS. It is made for ease of use, minimalism and customisability.
Theom is based on the i3 window manager, so you can control it with a keyboard. You can view the keybindings at theom documentation page or by using the cheetsheet which you can open by pressing Super + F1. You can customise theom by editing the ~/.config/theom/config.toml file but it is better to use the theom settings application instead. You can view your system specs and other information via theom dashboard. You can open it by pressing Super + Shift + D
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Lightweight | Less user-friendly than Plasma |
| Resource-efficient | Less features compared to sleex and plasma |
| Tiling | |
| User-friendly |