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It was part of the Ayatana project, an initiative with the stated intention of improving the user experience within Ubuntu.cite-ref-4[4] It was initially designed to make more efficient use of space given the limited screen size of netbooks, including, for example, a vertical application switcher called the launcher, and a space-saving horizontal multipurpose top menu bar.cite-ref-5[5]cite-ref-6[6] Unlike GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, or LXDE, Unity is not a collection of applications. It is designed to use existing programs.cite-ref-ubuntusplits-7-0[7]

• Features

• Dash

• Unity 2D

• Availability

• Development

• Release

• Later releases and Unity 8

• Discontinuation by Canonical and forks

• Reception

• Pre-release

• Release

• Later assessments

• See also

• References

• External links

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