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On the recordRead 9 Oct 202622 facts
Openbox
On the record
- Community documentation
- The documentation site invites community members to improve articles by submitting pull requests to its GitHub repository.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The project says Openbox works with applications following supported standards and can run under GNOME and KDE.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Users can customize per-application properties such as borders, geometry, workspace presence, and window layering.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Configuration tool
- ObConf is a graphical interface intended to make Openbox configuration easier for new users.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can customize most aspects of desktop interaction, including mouse behavior, key bindings, themes, and per-window settings.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Desktop integration
- Openbox can run applications outside a full desktop environment or inside GNOME and KDE.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Download
- The download page lists Openbox 3.6.1 source archives and links to its current Git repository.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The installation guide describes building Openbox from source and lists development dependencies including Xlib, Glib, LibXML, and Pango.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The project describes Openbox as suitable both for people who want a simple default setup and for users who want extensive desktop customization.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Key and mouse bindings
- Users can bind actions to keyboard keys and mouse buttons.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The feature list states that Openbox has translations to over 20 languages.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Openbox is open source software distributed under the GNU General Public License.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Limit
- Openbox.org source and Debian packages do not include the Debian menu in the root menu; the FAQ says Debian provides that integration.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Menus
- Openbox supports dynamically built menus through pipe menus, including cached pipe menus.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Openbox is a minimalistic, highly configurable window manager with extensive standards support.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- It lets users run modern applications outside a full desktop environment and can also run inside GNOME or KDE.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Release and source
- The download page lists Openbox 3.6.1 and provides source archives, signatures, build instructions, and access to the Git repository.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Standards
- Openbox aims to follow ICCCM and the freedesktop.org EWMH window-manager specification.openbox.org · read 9 Oct 2026
