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We build products that create one cohesive vision and experience.
We develop GNOME Shell, a desktop environment for PC operating systems. Designed based on user testing and research with input from industry stakeholders to be intuitive and efficient.
GNOME Shell provides everything you could need from the "system" UI of an operating system: window management, workspaces, app launching, notifications, clock and calendar, quick settings, permissions prompts, system-wide search, and more.
Suite of apps that make up the core experience including a file manager, video player, image viewer, text editor, web browser, settings, and many more.
GNOME apps are designed to be simple and consistent so once you've used one, each feels familiar and intuitive.
We work with the larger free and open source community on shared technologies, interoperability, specifications, best practices, and standards.
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GNOME Circle: community-developed apps that follow GNOME best practices and guidelines for a cohesive experience
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Flathub: the app store for Linux where you can find most GNOME Core apps, GNOME Circle apps, and thousands of third-party apps you can use with GNOME
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FreeDesktop: software and specifications for free and open source desktops
Above all, GNOME is people. A diverse community of largely-volunteer contributors from around the world make up the GNOME project.
We're not one monolithic entity鈥攚e may not always agree on everything!鈥攂ut we work together to build what we believe is the best experience and direction for computing.
Contributors to GNOME can apply for GNOME Foundation Membership which comes with voting rights, the ability to run for election to the Board of Directors, and other privileges.
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GNOME is used as the default experience across Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Vanilla OS, Endless OS, and more.
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GNOME is available for most other Linux distributions, such as Arch Linux and openSUSE. We also provide a reference GNOME OS for testing and development.
The GNOME project is supported by the non-profit GNOME Foundation which provides guidance, logistics, legal support, and more. We're funded entirely by donations and sponsorships鈥攊f you want to help GNOME, consider donating!
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We're supported by our generous network of one-time donors, sponsors, Friends of GNOME, infrastructure supporters, and our Advisory Board.
