What is Enlightenment?

Enlightenment is a window manager. Enlightenment is a desktop shell. Enlightenment is the building blocks to create beautiful applications. Enlightenment, or simply e, is a group of people trying to make a new generation of software.

If you want to learn more about the history behind the Enlightenment Project check out the about pages. For the casual user there are various support resources available. For anyone looking to help out with the project the contributing pages should give you a good idea where to start looking.

Enlightenment News

Enlightenment Foundation Library running on 2 millions little set top box.
Nov 19, 2009 at 07:00 PM

Since now a few days, the Enlightenment Foundation Library are running on around 2 or 3 millions French set top box. Free.fr is openning the development on the Freebox HD by using a combination of the EFL and Mozilla JavaScript library. This open with a relatively old hardware some great graphical possibility. Free.fr is planning to open some kind of store for this JavaScript apps during the beginning of 2010.

Enlightenment working with top-tier electronics maker
Nov 18, 2009 at 11:20 AM

We are working with a top-5 electronics producer (one of the largest in the world, who produces millions of mobile phones, televisions, sound systems and more per year) to bring Enlightenment and especially it's deep technology to their products. In fact not just working with this manufacturer, but they are actively sponsoring development on Enlightenment and EFL to ensure it does what is needed for their products (beyond what it already does).

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