01   /   FLAMEWMINDEPENDENT LINUX DESKTOP
RUST / LINUX / IN DEVELOPMENT

Everything you need.
Nothing in the way.

A familiar Linux desktop, built in Rust. Less overhead. More room to work.

EXPLORE THE DEMO ↗VIEW SOURCE ↗
LIGHT BY DESIGNNATIVE X11OPEN SOURCE

Made in Argentina

FLAMEWM / INDEPENDENT BY DESIGNSCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
02   /   A REAL DESKTOPSCREENSHOT / DEVELOPMENT BUILD
RUST / X11YOUR DESKTOP.
WITHOUT THE WEIGHT.
01 / FLAMEWM DEVELOPMENT SCREENSHOTACTUAL CAPTURE · EARLY BUILD · NOT A RELEASE
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

A full desktop. Just less in the way.

WINDOW MANAGEMENTFAMILIAR CONTROLSNATIVE APPLICATIONS
03   /   THE ESSENTIALSENGINEERED TO FEEL FAMILIAR
THE EXPERIENCE

Less setup.
More living.

A familiar workflow, sensible defaults, and no unnecessary layers.

01

Familiar from day one.

Windows, workspaces, and controls where you expect them.

02

Stay in control.

Move, snap, and switch windows without extra steps.

03

Light by default.

A focused shell with minimal background work.

04

Room to work.

Keep projects apart with virtual desktops.

05

Make it yours.

Change appearance, wallpaper, and taskbar settings.

06

Built in the open.

Follow the code and development on GitHub.

04   /   DETAILSREAL PRODUCT REFERENCE IMAGES
A CLOSER LOOK

Designed to be used.

The taskbar, settings, and desktop in detail.

01 / TASKBAR

Everything within reach.

02 / SETTINGS

The controls you need.

FlameWM default wallpaper, mountain landscape
03 / DESKTOP

Make space
for your work.

05   /   RAM USAGEMEASUREMENT SCOPE MATTERS
BUILT FOR EFFICIENCY

Small footprint.
Big difference.

Reported memory figures, shown together with their measurement types.

02 / REPORTED MEMORY

Side by Side RAM Usage.

Nine desktops and window managers. Values are labeled by measurement type.

MB / MiB
~17 MB
FlameWM mark, internally reported WM RSSFlameWMWindow manager
288 MB
IceWM icon; idle system RAM from Q4OSIceWMQ4OS
745 MiB
LXQt illustrative emblemLXQtSystem idle
806 MiB
Budgie illustrative emblemBudgieSystem idle
835 MiB
MATE application iconMATESystem idle
888 MiB
Xfce application iconXfceSystem idle
894 MiB
GNOME illustrative emblemGNOMESystem idle
960 MiB
Cinnamon illustrative emblemCinnamonSystem idle
1,209 MiB
KDE Plasma illustrative emblemKDE PlasmaSystem idle

FlameWM: reported WM RSS · IceWM: Q4OS system idle · Others: Ubuntu system idle

06   /   BUILT IN THE OPENRUST / LINUX
OPEN DEVELOPMENT

Made to be fast.
Built to be yours.

An independent Rust desktop. Open source and actively developed.

FOLLOW DEVELOPMENT ↗
REPOSITORYgithub.com/ArkFlame/flamewm
07   /   INTERACTIVE DEMOBROWSER CONCEPT / NO INSTALLATION
THE BROWSER PROTOTYPE

Try the idea.

Explore the layout and interactions in your browser. This is a prototype, not the native desktop.

OPEN INTERACTIVE DEMO ↗
FlameWM desktop visual reference