Xfce 4.16 Documentation

This website provides user documentation for the latest stable version of the Xfce desktop environment. Go to Xfce 4.14 for the previous version.

• Getting Started with Xfce – Starting point for anyone who wants to use Xfce
• Frequently Asked Questions – General questions relating to Xfce and their answers
• Building Xfce – Instructions on how to compile Xfce from source
• How to Contribute – Detailed information for new contributors
• Bug Reporting and Fixing

• Application Finder (xfce4-appfinder) – Application to quickly run applications and commands
• Configuration Storage System (xfconf) – D-Bus-based configuration storage system
• Desktop Manager (xfdesktop) – Configure the desktop background image, icons, launchers and folders
• Helper Applications (exo) – Manage preferred applications and edit .desktop files
• File Manager (thunar) – The fast and easy to use file manager for the Xfce Desktop
• Panel (xfce4-panel) – Application launchers, window buttons, applications menu, workspace switcher and more
• Power Manager (xfce4-power-manager) – Manage power sources and power consumption of devices
• Session Manager (xfce4-session) – Save the state of your desktop and restore it on the next startup
• Settings Manager (xfce4-settings) – The Settings daemon which persists many Xfce settings
• Window Manager (xfwm4) – Handles the placement of windows on the screen

• CD Burning application (xfburn) – A simple CD/DVD burning tool.
• Dictionary (xfce4-dict) – allows you to search different kinds of dictionary services for words or phrases and shows you the result.
• File Search Utility (catfish) – a versatile file search utility for the Xfce desktop
• Image Viewer (ristretto) – Image viewer for the Xfce desktop
• Media player (parole) – Media player for the Xfce desktop
• Notification service (xfce4-notifyd) – Notification service for the Xfce desktop
• Remote filesystem Utility (gigolo) – A frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems.
• Panel Profiles (xfce4-panel-profiles) – A simple application to manage Xfce panel layouts
• Screensaver Utility (xfce4-screensaver) – A simple, secure screen saver and locker.
• Screenshot application (xfce4-screenshooter) – Take screenshots of your Xfce desktop
• Taskmanager(xfce4-taskmanager) – Easy to use task manager
• Terminal Emulator (xfce4-terminal) – Terminal emulator for the Xfce desktop
• Text Editor (mousepad) – A simple text editor for Xfce
• Xfdashboard – Provides a Gnome shell-like dashboard for Xfce

Take a look at the list of recommended applications for more light-weight applications, recommended by Xfce users.

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