Top 15 XLiveCD Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

XLiveCD allows users of Microsoft Windows to connect to remote Unix computers, run graphical applications and have the graphics displayed on their desktops. The software runs from the CD without being installed. XLiveCD was prepared by University Technology Services to facilitate use of research Unix systems at Indiana University by Windows users on campus.

Can be made into a portable app with a little work.

1. dwm

dwm dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.In tiled layout windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master......

2. Xmonad

Xmonad xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. xmonad makes work easier, by automating this.......

3. VcXsrv

VcXsrv Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2010. Source code can also be compiled with VS2008, VS2008 Express Edition and VS2010 Express Edition.......

4. SmarTTY

SmarTTY SmarTTY is a neat multi-tabbed SSH client with built-in SSH support. It makes it extremely easy to connect to your SSH servers and exchange files. It allows storing your private keys securely in Windows key containers and can set up the remote host for remote key authentication in one click.......

5. IceWM

IceWM IceWM is a window manager for the X Window System (freedesktop, XFree86). The goal of IceWM is speed, simplicity, and not getting in the user's way.......

6. Xming

Xming Xming is the leading X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows®. It is fully featured, lean, fast, simple to install and because it is standalone native Windows, easily made portable (not needing a machine-specific installation or access to the Windows registry). Xming is totally secure when used with [WWW]SSH and......

7. awesome

awesome awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.It is primarily targeted at power users, developers and any people dealing with every day computing tasks and who want to have fine-grained control on theirs graphical......

8. EDE

EDE Equinox Desktop Environment is simple and small graphical desktop environment for UNIX operating systems......

9. XQuartz

XQuartz The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.org X Window System that runs on Mac OS X.Together with supporting libraries and applications, it forms the X11.app that Apple has shipped with OS X since version 10.5.......

10. LXQt

LXQt LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE , the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It is the product of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the Razor-qt projects: A lightweight, modular, blazing-fast and user-friendly desktop environment.......

11. LXDE

LXDE The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment. Maintained by an international community of developers, it comes with a beautiful interface, multi-language support, standard keyboard short cuts and additional features like tabbed file browsing. LXDE uses less CPU and less RAM than other......

12. i3

i3 i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager with clean, readable and documented code, featuring extended Xinerama support, usage of libxcb instead of xlib and several improvements over wmii.......

13. wmii

wmii wmii is a small, dynamic window manager for X11. It is scriptable, has a 9p filesystem interface and supports classic and tiling (acme-like) window management. It aims to maintain a small and clean (read hackable and beautiful) codebase.......

14. TXMouse - True X-Mouse Gizmo

TXMouse - True X-Mouse Gizmo Enable Copy-on-Select and paste with middle mouse button like in LinuxX11 is better for fingers.Copy with mouse.Paste with mouse.Focus without clicks.Raise and lower windows.So called X-Mouse.One and only... True X-Mouse Gizmo.Have you ever paid attention to striking difference in the thickness of forefingers in X11/Unix and MS Windows users, respectively?......

15. FreeXer

FreeXer FreeXer is a free X Server suite. It transforms your Microsoft Windows workstation into a fully functionally X Windows terminal. FreeXer uses …......