# Give Xfce a Mac or Unity-style makeover

DevFeed: [Give Xfce a Mac or Unity-style makeover](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/give-xfce-a-mac-or-unity-style-makeover-26627.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/15/give-xfce-a-mac-or-unity-style-makeover/5295937>)

Author: Liam Proven

Published: 2026-09-15T09:15:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [xfce](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xfce.md>)

Tags: [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layout.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [xfce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xfce.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on customizing Xfce panel layouts, with instructions for fixing the Unity-style and Cupertino-style arrangements using panel preferences, separators, and plugin settings.

## Source excerpt

The existing layouts are fun, but there's much more we can do