XApp — Apps that work everywhere

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XApp is an open-source project that promotes applications and tools designed to work across all Linux distributions and desktop environments, ensuring compatibility and integration for users and developers.

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# XApp — Apps that work everywhere Source: [https://xapp-project.org/](https://xapp-project.org/) Open Source · Cross\-Desktop · Cross\-Distribution The XApp Project promotes applications which are built with all distributions and desktop environments in mind\. ![Clockenstein displaying a month calendar and upcoming events](https://xapp-project.org/assets/clockenstein.png) ![Timeshift displaying a saved system snapshot](https://xapp-project.org/assets/timeshift.png) ![Warpinator displaying computers available on a local network](https://xapp-project.org/assets/warpinator.png) Applications ## For the things you do every day\. Create, organize, read, watch and explore with familiar applications designed for the Linux desktop\. Tools ## Focused help, right when you need it\. Practical utilities for managing files, protecting your system, connecting accounts and moving between devices\. Desktop integration ## The pieces that make Linux feel connected\. XApp projects also work behind the scenes—shaping login, system status, previews and secure desktop access\. [![LightDM Settings showing login window appearance options](https://xapp-project.org/assets/lightdm-settings.png) **LightDM Settings**Configure the login experience*↗*](https://github.com/linuxmint/lightdm-settings) For developers ## Build once\. Belong everywhere\. XApp also maintains the pieces that help GTK applications look and behave consistently across the Linux desktop\. Other projects ## Friends of the Linux desktop\. These projects are not part of XApp, but share the same commitment to open source software that works across distributions and desktops\.

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