Summary

Budgie 11 is a complete redesign of Budgie Desktop, utilizing Qt6 and C for a modular core and pluggable shell architecture, aiming to support desktop computing for the next decade. Key features include a Mir-based Magpie compositor, transparent open development, and a customizable “budgie-shell” allowing users to create their own desktop shell on Budgie Core. The Core itself provides a platform layer with shared libraries for services like sessions, notifications, and display management. Budgie’s development relies heavily on a global community of volunteers.

Title

Home | Buddies of Budgie

Description

Budgie Desktop is a free and open source desktop environment for Linux emphasizing simplicity, minimalism, and elegance.

Keywords

budgie, desktop, experience, core, panel, magpie, shell, make, view, theme, computing, chirp, configuration, compositor, menu, notifications, system

NS Lookup

A 76.76.21.21

Dates

Created 2026-02-16

Updated 2026-02-16

Summarized 2026-03-18