The Desktop Utilities project manages a wide variety of small utilities and dockapps for the Gentoo Desktop. Utilities include any small programs that make the desktop easier or more fun to use. Dockapps include similar programs that fit into the dock/slit/wharf of your desktop's wm.
The goal of the Desktop Utilities project is to support all desktop utilities in Portage.
| Developer | Nickname | Role |
| Krzysiek Pawlik | nelchael | Lead ( lead ) |
| Santiago M. Mola | coldwind | Member |
| Jim Ramsay | lack | Member |
| David Shakaryan | omp | Member |
| Markus Nigbur | pyrania | Member |
| Michele Noberasco | s4t4n | Member |
| Jonathan Smith | smithj | Member |
| Samuli Suominen | ssuominen | Member |
All developers can be reached by e-mail using nickname@gentoo.org.
The desktop-util project maintains the following herds:
| Herd | Members | Description |
| desktop-misc | nelchael, omp, smithj, ssuominen, yngwin | Various small utilities for X11 that do not fit any other category |
| desktop-dock | lack, s4t4n, smithj | WindowMaker/Blackbox Dockapps |
If you are experiencing a bug with a utility, we'd like to hear from you! Include all relevant information in your report to Gentoo's Bugzilla. Please assign your bug to desktop-misc@gentoo.org, and include the output of emerge --info, your version of X11, and the utility experiencing the problem.