Core Modules
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
Development Tools (xfce4-dev-tools)
– A set of scripts and m4/autoconf macros that ease build system maintenance.
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
Menu Library (garcon)
– Library used for menu implementation
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
Thumbnail Service (tumbler)
– A D-Bus service for applications to request thumbnails for various
URI
schemes and MIME types
Utility Sharing Library (libxfce4util)
– Used to share commonly used non-GTK+ utilities among the Xfce applications.
Widget Sharing Library (libxfce4ui)
– Used to share commonly used Xfce widgets among the Xfce applications
Widget Abstraction Library for X11 & Wayland (libxfce4windowing)
– Used to present windowing concepts (screens, toplevel windows, workspaces, etc.) in a windowing-system-independent manner.
Window Manager (xfwm4)
– Handles the placement of windows on the screen