So far I've found i3wm on linux to be the most productive desktop I've ever had. It can be run on any linux OS though ubuntu or mint are probably the easiest to

So far I've found i3wm on linux to be the most productive desktop I've ever had. It can be run on any linux OS though ubuntu or mint are probably the easiest to get up and running with. The main reason is multiple desktops and speed of switching between programs. For example I use 10 desktops with the following programs on each: 1 - Web Browser 2 - Terminal 3 - Apps (whatever project I'm working on logs its console output here) 4 - Unit tests on left, integration tests on right 5 - Music manager 6 - SSH (into test / prod server usually) 7 - Collectd server stats 8/9 - Misc 0 - Webstorm So whenever I need anything it's a single keypress away, instead of alt tabbing or jumping between a bunch of windows trying to find the one I want. It's allowed me to work while travelling the world on a 13" laptop when I used to have to use 3 large monitors at home to feel productive. It's also really easy to jump between and reorganise windows with vim bindings.