GNOME
| GNOME | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Miguel de Icaza and Federico Mena |
| Developer(s) | GNOME Project |
| Initial release | 3 March 1999 |
| Stable release | 48.2
/ 29 May 2025 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C, XML, C++, C#, HTML, Vala, Python, JavaScript, CSS, Rust, Perl |
| Operating system | Linux and other Unix-like systems |
| Platform | Wayland and X11 |
| Available in | 38 languages |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Website | www |
GNOME (/ɡəˈnoʊm/, /ˈnoʊm/) is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
Many major Linux distributions, including Debian, Fedora Linux, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise distribute GNOME as their default desktop environment; it is also the default in Oracle Solaris, a Unix operating system.
GNOME is developed by the GNOME Project, which is composed of both volunteers and paid contributors, the largest corporate contributor being Red Hat. It is an international project that aims to develop frameworks for software development, to program end-user applications based on these frameworks, and to coordinate efforts for the internationalization, localization, and accessibility of that software.
In 2023/2024, GNOME received 1 million Euros from Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund.