Mabox Linux
fast, lightweight and functional Linux Desktop
“relaxed” rolling-release, Manjaro based
with Openbox Window Manager
Lightweight & Fast
Mabox uses Openbox WM and lightweight apps, which makes it minimal and fast.
It only takes ~300Mb of memory.
Stable
Mabox is built on top of Manjaro stable branch, powered by LTS kernel, featuring 100% complete and stable Openbox window manager.
Fresh Software
Quick access to the latest packages available.
Mabox Tools
A set of carefully hand-crafted utilities and scripts to provide streamlined Desktop experience
Donate
If you are enjoying Mabox, please consider donating to this project to keep it rolling
Free
Developed with passion Mabox Linux is free and always will be
Unique to Mabox
Sidepanels / Menus
Very configurable and hackable menus, dynamic menus and Sidepanels. Read more on developer blog
Quick Tiling
Manually tile windows very quickly and arrange them on the grid
Mabox Colorizer
Colorize your Mabox Desktop as you like …
or let Mabox to do it for you automatically from colors of currently set wallpaper!
Latest news
- Mabox 25.07 – July ISO refresh – auto theming!
The July ISO refresh brings back the improved automatic theme creation mechanism based on wallpaper colors. Currently, it supports theme coloring for: Openbox window decorations Menus Conky widgets PyRadio By default, auto theming is disabled to avoid shocking users who don’t expect such effects 😉 To activate auto-theming, right-click the wallpaper thumbnail in … Read more - April ISO refresh – panel improvements, status indicator with dynamic menuThe April ISO update brings a polished look as well as important improvements to the default tint2 panel. The new look in the form of a thumbnail and additional functionalities have been given to the Panel Icon, which allows you to change the wallpaper and style of desktop elements. The default left-click action … Read more
- March 2025 ISO refresh – 6.12 LTS kernel, AreaClick, skippy-xd!March ISO refresh with latest LTS kernel 6.12 is ready to download. ISO with slightly older LTS kernel 6.1 is also available. Some noteworthy new features… A brand new Mabox’s home-made tool… AreaClick Launch programs/commands by clicking on desktop areas (mostly side and corner areas/edges). Idea is similar to hot corners, but you … Read more
