Desktop Customization

backiee provides Windows wallpaper downloads, live wallpapers, and interactive widgets.

Manage and synchronize dotfiles across multiple machines with chezmoi, which emphasizes secure handling.

Awesome is a highly configurable and extensible window manager for X, described as fast and framework-based.

Dynamic Theme updates Windows wallpaper or lock screen images from Bing or Windows Spotlight.

dotfiles.github.io explains how dotfiles can help back up, restore, and synchronize preferences and settings.

Arc provides a flat GTK theme with transparent elements for desktop shells and applications.

Hardcode-Tray detects hardcoded Linux tray icons and replaces them with icons from the selected theme, with an option to revert.

The Pop OS Shell project provides a shell interface for its Linux desktop environment.

Build terminal user interfaces with Notcurses, a library for character-based graphics in modern terminals.

Mica For Everyone enables backdrop effects on Win32 application title bars in Windows 11.

Pokemon-Terminal provides Pokémon-themed terminal themes, with topics listing shells and terminals including Bash and iTerm2.

ExplorerPatcher modifies the Windows environment, according to its project description.

This repository contains the source for wearewaylandnow.com, an opinionated site about the Wayland desktop environment.

The ArchWiki explains window managers and links to a comparison of tiling window managers.

John’s Background Switcher displays photos and montages from local files and listed online sources on the desktop.

Superpaper manages wallpapers across multiple monitors on Linux and Windows, with partial support for macOS.

WinDynamicDesktop brings macOS Mojave-style dynamic desktop wallpapers to Windows, with themes and scheduling.

Browse minimalist wallpapers for Mac, iOS, Android, and Raspberry Pi through the Simple Desktops collection.

Wallhaven Desktop is an unofficial app that uses the Wallhaven API to browse wallpapers.

ExplorerBlurMica adds background blur or acrylic Mica effects to Windows Explorer on Windows 10 and 11.

This page compares desktop environments for Linux and Unix, with macOS and Windows included for reference.

This repository collects Polybar themes in different styles, colors, and variants for desktop customization.

Awesome Ricing curates tools and technology for customizing Linux desktops.

The ArchWiki explains the Wayland display server protocol and links to a compositor comparison.