Linux

KDE sets a really high bar with all the packages and extensibility. Almost everything (not including the lesser known and used packages) is feature-packed and just works. I really don't know any other software that constantly amazes me like KDE.

XFCE, tried cinnamon a couple times it was okay but I just prefer the simplicity and stability of xfce

Seems like I'm the outlier here that prefers Gnome over KDE. Gnome feels more polished than KDE for me. Granted KDE comes with more features out of the box, but I don't find anything lacking in Gnome for me.

Tried KDE long time ago to compare it to Gnome 3, went back to Gnome. Tried KDE again a few months ago to compare to Gnome 42, came back to Gnome again.

I also can't stand having all my programs' name starting with K.

xfce for a very long time. I really like tiling WMs but always come back to xfce

GNOME, for sure. It works out of the box, and it's kind of pretty out of the box.

I also tried it on a touch screen PX and it works surprisingly well.

Vanilla Gnome. It's simple/boring, and I like that. It seems like most people that like Gnome don't care that it's not a poweruser DE, and aren't excited to talk about it either.

I'm a simple person. I see KDE, I upvote.

KDE. Because it's mostly a complete package and has tons of knobs and dials to tune for anyone's needs edited

I use gnome, but it's basically the worst DE, except all of the other ones that have been tried

It has the least features, so by default the least bugs.

Default GNOME (Wayland), it just works

KDE forever!

I've been using Cinnamon for years. It's stable, fairly lightweight, and pleasing to the eye.

Love me some Cinnamon. Specifically what comes out of default Linux Mint. It isn't trying to do more than it already is. As cool as tech is I wish I didn't need to care about Wayland or X11. I just want it to launch applications, feel like the windows I used as a kid, and stay out of my way. Cinnamon does this all for me. And since freaking high school mint has been there trying to do that.

i3. I mean, it's fast, customizable, and you can make it look good. That's all i need.

KDE is love, KDE is life

Absolutely KDE Plasma.

KDE Plasma on desktop

Cinnamon on (older lower spec) laptop

Xfce, i just like it.

Gnome with pop_os tiling window manager

i3 / Sway with Albert or dmenu or rofi

I just love keeping my hands on the keyboard

Gotta be KDE for a full featured DE.

But using Sway for now.

I like Gnome with Pop OS's tiling

Mine is MATE:

It's still GNOME 2, but I see no problem with that, it works and I'm used to it and I like traditional desktops. I don't need (or care about) round borders or those on/off switches of modern desktops, that make them look like phone screens turned 90°.

No DE just DWM

GNOME, with a little bit of extension customisability!

Cinnamon is the best

XFCE and/or AwesomeWM

Sway or GNOME (Wayland) with Pop shell extension.

For aesthetics: Budgie, with Cinnamon a close second For simplicity and speed: XFCE

I am enjoying GNOME at the moment. But I think I may switch to Cosmic DE when that gets released.

Cinnamon. Stupidly simple and elegant looking.

Hyprland ftw!

I avoided GNOME3 for the longest time, but I decided to try it on a new install of Debian on a whim and actually ended up really liking it. Needed to enable a couple of extensions, but once you get used to it the workflow isn't at all that bad.

i use i3 + kde its really cool

I used to only use KDE or KDE plasma with i3 but after using fedora I've fallen hard for Gnome and the design philosophy of the project.

I've got used to XFCE.

Sway and dmenu when in a keyboard productivity sorta mood, KDE otherwise.

Although I use sway, I used KDE for a long time and XFCE prior. They're both phenomenal. I'd love to see XFCE make its way to wayland in the future.

As an aside, I feel like Wayland has a market ripe for the introduction of lightweight DEs. Sure, it has the very lightweight (hyprland, sway, river, dwl) and heavyweight (KDE, Gnome) but nothing between like XFCE, LXDE or MATE

Vanilla Gnome