MATE (desktop environment)

MATE
DevelopersClement Lefebvre, Perberos, Stefano Karapetsas, et al.
ReleaseAugust 19, 2011 (2011-08-19)
Stable release
1.29.0 Edit this on Wikidata / 27 May 2026 (27 May 2026)
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like, Unix
TypeDesktop environment
LicenseGPLv2+, LGPLv2+
Websitemate-desktop.org
Repository

MATE (/ˈmɑːteɪ/ MAH-tay) is a desktop environment composed of free and open-source software that runs on Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems such as BSD, and Illumos.