Budgie (desktop environment)

Budgie
Original author(s)Ikey Doherty, Solus Project
Developer(s)Buddies of Budgie
Initial releaseFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
Stable release
10.9.2  / 22 June 2024 (22 June 2024)
Repository
Written inC, Vala 
Operating systemUnix-like operating system 
PlatformX11
Available in71 languages
TypeDesktop environment
LicenseGNU LGPLv2.1 for libraries, GNU GPLv2 for binaries
Websitehttps://buddiesofbudgie.org 

Budgie is an independent, free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems that targets the desktop metaphor. Budgie is developed by the Buddies of Budgie organization, which is composed of a team of contributors from Linux distributions such as Fedora, Debian, and Arch Linux. Its design emphasizes simplicity, minimalism, and elegance, while providing the means to extend or customize the desktop in various ways. Unlike desktop environments like Cinnamon, Budgie does not have a reference platform, and all distributions that ship Budgie are recommended to set defaults that best fit their desired user experience. Budgie is also shipped as an edition of certain Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu Budgie.