adwaita-qt vs lxqt

adwaita-qt

A style to bend Qt applications to look like they belong into GNOME Shell (by FedoraQt)

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lxqt

Checkout all LXQt components at once by using git submodule. Discussions, Wiki and general issues are here. (by lxqt)

Linux desktop-environment lxqt

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adwaita-qt		lxqt
	Project
11	Mentions	40
479	Stars	1,577
1.0%	Growth	2.9%
2.3	Activity	3.2
6 months ago	Latest Commit	11 days ago
C++	Language	Shell
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	-

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adwaita-qt

Posts with mentions or reviews of adwaita-qt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-12.

QT applications with GTK3 theme
2 projects | /r/GTK | 12 Apr 2023
Gnome 40 look for KDE
3 projects | /r/kde | 18 Dec 2022
GTK or Qt from a user point of view
4 projects | /r/linux | 4 Sep 2022
How to select dark theme for QT applications?
1 project | /r/Gentoo | 8 Aug 2022

For QT I emerged x11-themes/adwaita-qt and tried wireshark -style adwaita but Wireshark is still white :(
Fedora Media Writer 5.0.0 brings a whole new UI with Qt6
1 project | /r/Fedora | 9 May 2022

libadwaita-qt6 is a 'subpackage' of adwaita-qt; at least since version 1.4.1 it can be compiled with Qt6 support: https://github.com/FedoraQt/adwaita-qt
Release 5.0.0 · Fedora Media Writer
2 projects | /r/linux | 9 May 2022

It looks GTK, because the adwaita-qt style makes Qt apps look like they are run on Gnome.
More than ever, GNOME and Plasma are getting way ahead of other desktop environments
6 projects | /r/linux | 12 Apr 2022

That's what Adwaita-qt by Fedora devs is for.
An example of Gnome "cooperating" with KDE
2 projects | /r/linux | 11 Nov 2021

On the other hand GNOME people are very happy about being able to theme Qt apps to look like Adwaita (See projects like Adwaita-Qt or QGnomePlatform)
How can I style KDE/Qt applications on GNOME. (Globally)
2 projects | /r/kde | 16 Feb 2021

Have a look at https://github.com/FedoraQt/adwaita-qt
Why do my qt apps look like this? And what can I do about it?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 26 Dec 2020

check adwaita-qt, it must be in repo

lxqt

Posts with mentions or reviews of lxqt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-13.

Is it possible to add this feature?
1 project | /r/LXQt | 7 May 2023

You are probably using Openbox as a window manager which does not provide this feature.. Replace Openbox with Xfwm4 (window manager of Xfce) or Kwin (window manager of KDE Plasma). See: https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/wiki/ConfigWindowManagers
Problem with maximized window with two or more displays
1 project | /r/LXQt | 16 Apr 2023

I don't know your issue as I can't quite picture what you're describing sorry, but it does remind me of some issues with openbox (eg. https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/1704). Swapping out openbox as the WM will resolve the issue.
Release 1.3.0 · lxqt/lxqt
1 project | /r/LinuxUserSpace | 15 Apr 2023
Why do popular distros treat any of their "KDE Editions" or flavours as second class citizens?
1 project | /r/linux | 17 Feb 2023

Yes, but also it relays on KDE, at least a little bit.
Does anyone think wayland will actually be the future?
2 projects | /r/linux | 13 Dec 2022
Replacing xscreensaver lock with xsecurelock?
1 project | /r/Lubuntu | 5 Nov 2022

I found this LXQt wiki page, ConfigScreensavers, so I tried the provided suggestions:
lxqt and screen locking
1 project | /r/LXQt | 5 Nov 2022

Configuring lock_command should work. See more on https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/wiki/ConfigScreensavers.
It is posible compile the latest version of LXQt for Debian 11?
1 project | /r/debian | 18 Oct 2022

Here's all you need to know and do to build from source: https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/wiki/Building-from-source
How can you run Wayland on LXQt ?
4 projects | /r/LXQt | 5 Sep 2022
With rise of wayland, are simpler window managers dying?
14 projects | /r/linux | 26 Aug 2022

LXQt: I think they are working on it but not sure how far along they have gotten https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt/issues/10

What are some alternatives?

When comparing adwaita-qt and lxqt you can also consider the following projects:

QGnomePlatform - QPlatformTheme for a better Qt application inclusion in GNOME

docklike-plugin - A Dock-like Taskbar Plugin for XFCE

KvLibadwaita - Libadwaita style theme for Kvantum. Based on Colloid-kde.

wayfire - A modular and extensible wayland compositor

gtkplatform - Run Qt applications using gtk+ as a windowing system.

mutter - Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter

xviewer - A generic Image viewer

polybar-themes - A huge collection of polybar themes with different styles, colors and variants.

MediaWriter - Fedora Media Writer - Write Fedora Images to Portable Media

imgui - Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies

lwqt-session - The LXQt session manager

dash-to-panel - An icon taskbar for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash into the gnome main panel so that the application launchers and system tray are combined into a single panel, similar to that found in KDE Plasma and Windows 7+. A separate dock is no longer needed for easy access to running and favorited applications.