IceWM

Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | showblankpositional=1 | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox software with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y | AsOf | author | background | bodystyle | caption | collapsetext | collapsible | developer | discontinued | engine | engines | genre | included with | language | language count | language footnote | latest preview date | latest preview version | latest release date | latest release version | latest_preview_date | latest_preview_version | latest_release_date | latest_release_version | licence | license | logo | logo alt | logo caption | logo upright | logo size | logo title | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_upright | logo_size | logo_title | middleware | module | name | operating system | operating_system | other_names | platform | programming language | programming_language | released | replaced_by | replaces | repo | screenshot | screenshot alt | screenshot upright | screenshot size | screenshot title | screenshot_alt | screenshot_upright | screenshot_size | screenshot_title | service_name | size | standard | title | ver layout | website | qid }}Template:Main other

IceWM is a stacking window manager for the X Window System, originally written by Marko Maček. It was written from scratch in C++ and is released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.<ref name="lxf103"> Template:Cite journal </ref> It is customizable, relatively lightweight in terms of memory and CPU usage, and comes with themes that allow it to imitate the GUI of Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7, OS/2, Motif, and other graphical user interfaces.<ref name="lxf103" />

IceWM can be configured from plain text files<ref name="lxf103" /> stored in a user's home directory, making it easy to customize and copy settings. IceWM has an optional, built-in taskbar with a dynamic start menu, tasks display, system tray, network and CPU meters, mail check and configurable clock. It features a task list window and an Alt+Tab task switcher. Official support for GNOME and KDE menus used to be available as a separate package. In recent IceWM versions, support for them is built-in as well. External graphical programs for editing the configuration<ref name="lxf103" /> and the menu are also available.

Usage

IceWM is installed as the default window manager for Absolute Linux, AntiX and Legacy OS.

The Easy mode default desktop of the Asus Eee PC uses IceWM.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

openSUSE for Raspberry Pi uses IceWM by default as a lightweight GUI. The Raspberry Pi 3 only version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server also uses IceWM.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Screenshots

• IceWM with Xeyes.png

  IceWM with Xeyes on Debian Buster

• IceWM in action.png

  IceWM in action

• Icewm-default.jpg

  IceWM, featuring the IceDesert theme

• Icewmstartmenu.png

  IceWM's Start Menu is intended to resemble that of Windows 95.

• IceWM 1.3.ogv

  IceWM 1.3 Xsession running on Debian 7 Linux

• IceWM NanoBlue openSUSE.png

  IceWM, featuring the NanoBlue theme on openSUSE

• IceWM on AntiX Demonstration.webm

  IceWM running on AntiX 23.1

See also

• FVWM95
• Comparison of X window managers
• Spri, a former lightweight Linux distribution which used IceWM as its default user interface

External links

• Template:Official website
• Template:SourceForge
• IceWM Themes
• IceWM Control Panel
• IceWM Themes