CHOOSE A LAYOUT
TROMjaro can replicate most of the well known OS layouts out there.
Open the Layout Switcher app and choose the way your system will look.
windows
mx
UNITY
macos
gnome
topx
CHOOSE a theme
Our custom made Theme Switcher uses 162 unique themes.
extremely customizable:
The bellow examples replicate some of the most well-known desktops, and are fully done with the default TROMjaro install . We've only installed some icon/themes via Add/Remove Software. The rest is done with right click , drag, move, and do. Super easy!
easy to use and manage
Our desktop layout is very simple and we hope)very intuitive. Everything is 'in your face' so you don't have to look around for settings, volume, workspaces, apps, and such.
Despite providing different layouts via the Layout Switcher, the workflow remains the same.
SETTINGS MANAGER
There is one single settings manager to rule them all! And we've added plenty of options to it. Change the theme, icons, cursor; tweak the touchscreen/touchpad gestures, map your mouse buttons or change the mouse gestures. And if your hardware is supported you can even tweak the RGB lights for your keyboard/mouse.
This is the one place to go when you need to tweak your system.
software manager
There is one single place that you have to use to install/remove/update your software: Add/Remove Software. It has categories and it is very simple to use. Search for an app, then click install. The system will make sure to notify you when an update is available for that app.
Therefore, your apps and your system will always be up to date without you worrying about it!
automatic backups of the system
Whenever TROMjaro detects that the core components of the system need an upgrade, it will automatically backup your entire system before doing the upgrades. This way, in case your system fails to work, you can easily restore it. Via System Backups you can tweak these settings at your liking, to schedule backups anytime you want.
ability to save sessions
Imagine you have several workspaces and each of them has a bunch of apps opened. Word documents, video players, files, etc.. You want to reboot your system but do not want to lose these. In TROMjaro, every time you reboot/shutdown your system you have the ability to save the session, so next time you boot up everything will be back.
master the files
An Operating System should make sure that all of your files can be previewed/edited. No hassle: double click that file, that's all it needs.
control the web
Browse the web without trading.
We customized Firefox to make it trade-free, to block most of the online trades: data collection, tracking, ads, geo-blocking, etc.. Everyone should be able to access any website (or scientific papers) without trading anything in return. On top of that we think people should be allowed to download videos, audio files and photos from any website or save websites for later or offline use, and so we added the tools for users to do that.
We've also added our own instance of SearX as the default search engine, so that anyone can search the web without restrictions, ads, trackers and the like.
Privacy Badger
Automatically learns to block invisible trackers.
Sci-Hub X Now!
Unlock all scientific papers.
uBlock Origin
An efficient wide-spectrum content blocker
Wayback Machine
Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
SponsorBlock
Easily skip YouTube video sponsors or intros.
KeePassXC
Plugin for KeePassXC Manager
LibRedirect
Redirects websites to privacy friendly frontends.
Enable Right Click & Copy
Force Enable Right Click & Copy
master the basics
You should be able to record your voice, screen, take notes, share files, communicate with friends, and so forth, from the get-go!
These are essential tools!
HUD
The Heads Up Display (HUD) is an immensely useful feature. Press ALT when the app is in focus, and if the app supports it, you can quickly search through the entire menu and go exactly where you want to. As an example, if you want to change the image levels in GIMP, you would normally have to browser through the many menus and sub-menus to find it, but with HUD you can find it in a second.
GESTURES
By default, in TROMjaro we have setup some basic gestures for the mouse, touchpad and touch screens, to make your life easier.
maximize and restore a window
- hold the right click and drag up
- use 3 fingers and slide up
- use 3 fingers and slide up
minimize a window
- hold the right click and drag down
- use 3 fingers and slide down
- use 3 fingers and slide down
tile a window
- hold the right click and drag left/right
- use 3 fingers and slide left/right
- use 3 fingers and slide left/right
move to another workspace
- hold the right click and draw < or >
- use 4 fingers and slide left/right
- use 4 fingers and slide left/right
show the apps launcher
- hold the right click and draw ⌃
- use 4 fingers and slide down
- use 4 fingers and slide down
show the virtual keyboard
- hold the right click and draw ˅
- use 4 fingers and slide up
- use 4 fingers and slide up