Window Maker vs UKUI
When comparing Window Maker vs UKUI, the Slant community recommends UKUI for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop environments?” UKUI is ranked 19th while Window Maker is ranked 28th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro It's unique
Different from any other WM which makes it a lot of fun to use.
Pro Lightweight and elegant
Window Maker is a very lightweight and elegant desktop with a dock for windows handling.
Pro Extensible with dockapps
Dockapps are available to extend the functionality of Window Maker.
Simple to customise and change dockapp images.
Pro Actively developed
Window Maker is in active development. New features are added and bugs are bashed on a continuous basis.
Pro Themes and Wallpapers
Change themes and wallpapers with a couple of mouse clicks or keyboard presses on the fly no need to log out or reboot.
Easy to create your own themes.
Pro Rare, retro feel
The look of Windows Maker is reminiscent of NeXT's GUI and should be appreciated by those who enjoyed it for its retro feel.
Pro Simplified MATE
Pro Nice feel
It's more like Windows 8 but besides that, it looks great.
Pro Stylish
Cons
Con GNUstep dependency
Con Not fully translated
Con UI isn't optimized for lower end pc/laptops
Super slow UI that could take 3-6 seconds to popup. Gnome was slow but UKUI was very sluggish in comparison.
Con Looks like Windows 8
It just looks like Windows 8.