Linux x11 software
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zenity Display GNOME dialogs from the command line
yelp A help browser for the GNOME 2 desktop
yalias An enhanced execution box with regex pattern matching
yakuake Quake-style terminal emulator based on KDE's Konsole
xzoom Magnify, rotate, mirror the image on the X screen
xxkb An XKB keyboard layout switcher and indicator
xwud Image displayer for X
xwininfo Window information utility for X
xwd Dump an image of an X window
All linux x11 software (ordered by name)
9box 9box can "pack" windows inside itself
9menu A simple menu patterened after plan9
9term An X11 program which emulates a plan9 window
XFree86 X11R6.3/XFree86 core distribution
XFree86-4 X11/XFree86 core distribution (complete, using mini/meta-ports)
accessx Customise accessibility features for X
apwal Simple and powerful application launcher
aterm A color vt102 terminal emulator with transparency support
bbappconf Application configuring tool for the blackbox window manager
bbrun A Run box for Blackbox
bbuname A Flux/Black-box applet displaying system information a la GNU uname
bgrot A program to handle your X background to prevent boredom
blast Blast blows holes through windows
bricons Quick start up utility for applications on an X display
brightside A tool to add reactivity to the edges and corners of the GNOME desktop
chameleon Application for putting pictures or colors onto the root window
cnslock A visual indicator of the states of the three "lock" buttons
compositeext X Composite extension headers and specification
damageext X Damage extension headers and specification
decurs A GTK+ based program that lets you edit you XFree86 mouse cursors
dgs A display ghostscript system
docker A dockapp with support for GNOME2 and KDE3 tray icons
dxpc Compressing X protocol proxy designed to support X11 over slow links
dynamag Magnifying utility which updates continuously
ebuttons A simple epplet that contains several buttons used to launch programs
ecore A core event abstraction library
efancylauncher A flexible and easily configurable button bar for Enlightenment
emu A terminal emulator for the X Window System
erun A simple epplet for launching arbitrary programs
eweather Weather epplet for Enlightenment similar to wmWeather
fbpanel Desktop panel that includes a taskbar, pager, launchbar and more
fbsd-icons Collection of icons related to the FreeBSD project
fixesext X Fixes extension headers and specification
fluxbg Background changer for fluxbox/blackbox
fspanel Tiny panel listing opened windows for gnome-compliant WM
gcursor A mouse cursor theme selector for GNOME
gdkxft An anti-aliased font support for gtk+
gdm2 GNOME 2 version of xdm display manager
ggiterm A terminal emulator for GGI
gmessage Gtk+ clone of xmessage. displays a given text in a X11 window
gmrun A customizable program to run programs, with tab-completion
gnome-swallow Applet that swallows any X11 application into the GNOME 2 panel
gnome2-fifth-toe Additional GNOME 2 applications not included in the core desktop
Additional GNOME 2 applications not included in the core desktop
Additional GNOME 2 applications not included in the core desktop
gnome2-lite The "meta-port" of the GNOME desktop slimmed down for FreeBSD releases
The "meta-port" of the GNOME desktop slimmed down for FreeBSD releases
The "meta-port" of the GNOME desktop slimmed down for FreeBSD releases
gnome2-power-tools The 'Geektoys' for the GNOME 2 power user
The 'Geektoys' for the GNOME 2 power user
The 'Geektoys' for the GNOME 2 power user
gnomeapplets2 Applets components for the Gnome 2 Desktop Environment
gnomelibs Libraries for GNOME, a GNU desktop environment
gnomepanel Panel component for the GNOME 2 Desktop
grabc Grab a color from screen
gromit GRaphics Over Miscellaneous Objects (Gromit)
gtkterm2 A simple GTK-2 terminal with tabs
gtstarter Start gnome-terminal from a list of configured profiles (incl. Applet)
gxset GTK frontend for xset(1)
gyroscope HTML color picker written using GTK
idesk Place launch icons and background directly on your desktop
imwheel Utility to translate mouse wheel actions into X keyboard events
kb2mb2 Redirect any key to second mouse button
kde-lite The FreeBSD release "meta-port" for (a subset of) KDE
The FreeBSD release "meta-port" for (a subset of) KDE
The FreeBSD release "meta-port" for (a subset of) KDE
kdebase3 Basic applications for the KDE system
kdelibs3 Base set of libraries needed by KDE programs
keylaunch An X utility for binding commands to a hot key
libGL OpenGL library that renders using GLX or DRI
libICE Inter Client Exchange library for X11
libSM Session Management library for X11
libXau Authentication Protocol library for X11
libXdmcp X Display Manager Control Protocol library
libXi X Input extension library
libXrandr X Resize and Rotate extension library
libXtrans Network API translation layer for X applications and libraries
libXv X Video Extension library
libXxf86 Miscellaneous XFree86 X extensions libraries
libcapplet A library for writing custom applets for GNOME Control Center
libgnome Libraries for GNOME, a GNU desktop environment
libxfce4mcs XFce 4 settings management library used by most XFce 4 modules
libxfce4util XFce 4 library with non-graphical helper functions
libxklavier An utility library to make XKB stuff easier
login.app Graphical login interface for X that is themable
lupe Real-time magnifying glass for X11
mlterm Multilingual X11 terminal emulator
mxico Rotating Object on the screen (Zalgaller polyhedra)
numlockx This little thingy allows you to start X with NumLock turned on
nvidia-driver NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
NVidia graphics card binary drivers for hardware OpenGL rendering
oooqs Quick launcher for Open Office
p5-X11-IdleTime Perl module that reports number of seconds that X11 has been idle
p5-X11-Protocol Perl module that provides an interface roughly equivalent to Xlib
panoramixext Header files and documentation for the X PanoramiX extension
peeper View an area of the screen at a certain magnification
portoseguro Launch applications by clicking on an icon bar
printext Header files for the X Print Extension
props The OpenLook props application
qrash Animated musical demo for X11
randrext Header files and documentation for the X Resize and Rotate extension
renderext Header files and documentation for the X render extension
ruby-X11 A fully reflective X11 client library for Ruby
rxvt A low memory usage xterm replacement that supports color
rxvt-devel A low memory usage xterm replacement that supports color
settitle A program for setting the title of terminal emulator windows
silo A simple X11 launcher extensible in any programming language
sxpc The Simple X Protocol Compressor
temperature.app A dockable WindowMaker applet which displays the local temperature
tkgoodstuff TkGoodstuff module for fvwm2 window manager - requires XPM and fvwm2
tycoon A nifty set of desktop apps, including floating buttons
vdesk Command-line utility for setting up and using virtual desktops
wdm WINGs Display Manager; an xdm replacement
wmappl An application launcher dockapp similar to wmbutton
wmbutton A dockapp that displays 9 buttons to run apps of your choice
wmcliphist Clipboard history management dockapp for Window Maker
wmctrl Command line tool to interact with an EWMH/NetWM compatible X managers
wmdrawer A dockapp which provides a drawer to launch applications
wmessage A WINGs based message viewer similar to xmessage
wmfstatus General purpose LCD display for the WindowMaker dock
wmmatrix A DockApp that runs a version of the xmatrix screenhack
wmmenu A popup menu of icons that launch programs for the WindowMaker dock
wmmsg Dockapp that notifies you on ICQ, AIM and IRC events
wmoldmenu2new Script to convert WindowMaker RootMenu menus to new PropList format
wmxss Run xscreensaver modules inside a WindowMaker dock
wrapper Wrapper for X.org X11 server
wterm A color vt102 terminal emulator with transparency support
x3270 3270 Terminal emulator
xantfarm Ant hill simulation on X11 root window
xautolock Used to activate xlock after a user defined time of inactivity
xautomation Control X from the command line for scripts
xbanner Make your XDM login screen look beautiful
xbindkeys Allows you to launch shell commands under X with your keyboard
xcb A tool for managing x11 cut-buffers
xclip An interface to X selections ("the clipboard") from the command line
xcmd Xcmd is a front-end for starting programs under X11
xco Display X11 color names and colors
xcoloredit Find colour values by graphical colour mixing
xcolors Display all (ok, most of) the colors in the universe
xcolorsel X utility to translate rgb values into X color names
xcut Manipulate X cut buffers from the commandline
xdialog A drop in replacement for the "dialog" or "cdialog" programs
xdtm A graphical shell for the X Window System
xf86ext Header files for miscellaneous XFree86 X Extensions
xfedor A .bdf fonts/.xbm bitmaps/.xpm colored pixmaps/mouse cursor editor
xfishtank Make fish swim in the background of your screen
xfree86_xkb_xml A little set of XML files useful for dealing with XKB rules
xgrab An X11 image grabber
xinput Very useful utility for configuring and testing XInput devices
xkbctrl Display and manipulate XKB keyboard controls from the commandline
xkbset Manage various XKB features of X Window
xkeycaps Graphically display and edit the keyboard mapping
xkeywrap Record, repeat, and play key sequence from keyboard
xlockmore Like XLock session locker/screen saver, but just more
xlupe Magnifying glass for X. like xmag but with continously updates
xmascot Moving mascot on your X11 screen
xmold Mold spreading over your X11 screen
xmon Raw X11 protocol analyser
xmotd A message-of-the-day browser for X11 and dumb-terminals
A message-of-the-day browser for X11 and dumb-terminals
A message-of-the-day browser for X11 and dumb-terminals
xmove Pseudoserver to support mobile X11 clients
xmsg The X11R4 version of xmessage updated for X11R5 and renamed
xmx An X protocol multiplexor
xnee X events recorder and player
xnodecor Utility to set override_redirect in XWindowAttributes to True
xorg X.Org complete distribution metaport
xprompt Displays a dialog box and prompts user for text
xrestop X11 server side resource usage statistics monitor
xrsh Launcher which starts an X program on a remote machine
xsel Access X selection from command line
xskyroot Realtime sky drawer for X root window
xsnow Create a snowy and Santa-y desktop
xstroke Fullscreen gesture recognition
xtacy An X11 trippy color-cycling toy
xtattr A tool for changing xterm attributes
xterm Terminal emulator for the X Window System
xtermset Dynamically change some settings of an xterm
xtestpicture Create a full-screen image to adjust your monitor
xtset Utility to set title on an xterm
xvattr Getting and setting Xv attributes
xvkbd A virtual keyboard for X applications
xxkb An XKB keyboard layout switcher and indicator
xzoom Magnify, rotate, mirror the image on the X screen
yalias An enhanced execution box with regex pattern matching
yelp A help browser for the GNOME 2 desktop
zenity Display GNOME dialogs from the command line
rxvt-unicode A clone of the terminal emulator rxvt modified to support Unicode
swarp X11 generic pointer warping utility
sisctrl Display Control Panel for XFree86/X.org SiS driver
Terminal Terminal emulator for the X windowing system
fbdesk A Fluxbox utility to create and manage icons on the desktop
gdm GNOME 2 version of xdm display manager
gnome-menus Implementation of the FreeDesktop Desktop Menu Spec
gtk-themepreview A small application for preview your theme widgets in one small window
libexo Terminal library, extensions to Xfce by os-cillation
xcb-util A module with libxcb/libX11 extension/replacement libraries
mrxvt A tabbed version of rxvt
padkey Use an authentic SNES controller to play games
rendercheck A small program for testing basic Render extension conformance
xbelld XBellD is a small daemon for replacing the standard X terminal bell
xcalib A program for display calibration of X11-Servers with ICC profiles
xcurs An editor for new XFree86/X.Org style full-color cursors properties
alltray Dock any application with no native tray icon
gpctool Evaluation tool for the Generic Polygon Clipper library
gtk-launch A fast GTK+ program launcher
A fast GTK+ program launcher
A fast GTK+ program launcher
tkXwin Tcl/Tk library to detect idle periods of an X session
xidle Run a program on X inactivity
xscreensaver-gnome-hacks Screensaver modules for use with xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver
Screensaver modules for use with xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver
Screensaver modules for use with xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver
appres Program to list application's resources
bbdock BBDock displays one or more PNG icons in the BlackBox/FluxBox slit
bitmap Bitmap editor and converter utilities for X
dmenu X11 menu application (not only) for the dwm window manager
editres Dynamic resource editor for X Toolkit Applications
elicit Screen zoomer/color picker for e17
enity Create Etk dialogs using scripts
etoile Metaport for Etoile desktop
examine Interface for configuring EFL applications
fireflies Fireflies is a extention of xscreensaver
fstobdf Generate BDF font from X font server
gcb A GTK+ tool for managing x11 cut-buffers
gnome-applets Applets components for the GNOME 2 Desktop Environment
gnome-libs Libraries for GNOME, a GNU desktop environment
gskrab GNUstep Keyboard Grabber
iceauth ICE authority file utility for X
ico Displays a wire-frame rotating plyhedron
keynav Quickly select a portion of the screen using minimal keystrokes
Quickly select a portion of the screen using minimal keystrokes
Quickly select a portion of the screen using minimal keystrokes
libXvMC X Video Extension Motion Compensation library
libsynaptics Library to access the Xorg/XFree86 Synaptics TouchPad Driver
libxcb The X protocol C-language Binding (XCB) library
luit Locale and ISO 2022 support for Unicode terminals
lxpanel LXPanel is a lightweight X11 desktop panel
metisse An innovative X-based window system
An innovative X-based window system
An innovative X-based window system
nvidia-xconfig Tool to manipulate X configuration files for the NVidia driver
oclock Round clock application for X
oooqs2 KDE Quick launcher for Open Office 2.x
pixman Low-level pixel manipulation library
py-qt4-opengl Python bindings for the Qt4 toolkit, QtOpenGL module
rgb Uncompile an rgb corl-name database
roxbg A tool for setting the background in rox using a simple command.
roxterm GTK+ 2.0 terminal emulator with tabs
rstart Sample implementation of a Remote Start client
sessreg Manage utmp/wtmp entries for non-init X clients
setxkbmap Set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension
simdock A fast and customizable dockbar
slim Graphical login manager for X11, derived from Login.app
slock Simple X screen locker
tilda Drop down x11 terminal with transparency support
trayer Lightweight GTK2-based systray for UNIX desktop
viewres Graphical class browser for Xt
wbar A quick launch bar for fluxbox, WindowMaker, Xfce, etc
x11perf X11 server performance test program
xauth X authority file utility
xcalc Scientific calculator for X
xcb-proto The X protocol C-language Binding (XCB) protocol
xclick Generates X11 mouse button click events
xclock Analog and digital clock for X
xcmsdb Device Color Characterization utility for X
xconsole Monitor system console messages with X
xcursorgen Create an X cursor file from a collection of PNG images
xdbedizzy Demo of DBE creating a double buffered spinning scene
xdm X.Org X display manager
xdotool Programatically simulate keyboard input or mouse activity
Programatically simulate keyboard input or mouse activity
Programatically simulate keyboard input or mouse activity
xdpyinfo Display information utility for X
xdriinfo Query configuration information of DRI drivers
xedit Simple text editor for X
xev Print contents of X events
xeyes A follow the mouse X demo
xf86dga Test program for the XFree86-DGA extension
xfd Display all characters in an X font
xgamma Gamma correction through the X server.
xhost Server access control program for X
xinit X Window System initializer
xkbcomp Compile XKB keyboard description
xkbprint Utility for printing an XKB keyboard description
xkill Utility for killing a client by its X resource
xload System load average display for X
xlogo Displays the X Window System logo.
xlsatoms List interned atoms defined on a server
xlsclients List client applications running on a display
xmag X application for screen magnifying
xman Manual page display program for X
xmessage Display message or query in a X window
xmh Send and read mail with an X interface to MH
xmodmap Utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X
xmore Plain text display program for X
xpr Utility for printing an X window dump
xprop Property displayer for X
xrandr Primitive command line interface to the RandR extension
xrdb X server resource database utility
xrefresh Refresh all or part of an X screen
xrsi A minimalist break enforcer for linux/unix for the prevention of RSI
xset User preference utility for X
xsetmode Set the mode for an X Input Device
xsetroot root window parameter setting utility for X
xtrans Abstract network code for X
xtrap XTrap sample clients for X
xvinfo Print out X-Video extension adaptor information
xwd Dump an image of an X window
xwininfo Window information utility for X
xwud Image displayer for X
yakuake Quake-style terminal emulator based on KDE's Konsole
setlayout Arrange desktops in an MxN grid layout
Arrange desktops in an MxN grid layout
Arrange desktops in an MxN grid layout