What is GNOME?

While GNOME is probably best known for providing a friendly and easy-to-use user interface for the popular Linux operating system, GNOME is also a framework for programming and building software in general.

Driven by a worldwide community of volunteers, we share our knowledge on designing, developing, and maintaining a project like GNOME. Welcome to our homepage.

Why GNOME?

Millions of people worldwide already decided to use GNOME for their everyday computing needs. GNOME runs on a variety of platforms, including GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, HP-UX and Apple's Darwin.

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Take the tour

GNOME includes powerful features such as world-class smooth text rendering, a first-class accessibility infrastructure, and a complete internationalization infrastructure that includes support for bi-directional text.

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What others say

Don't take our word on GNOME's quality. GNOME has been tested and reviewed by journalists, managers, and home users alike.

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Deployed worldwide

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Over 10 years of development

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See the GNOME history.

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