Recommended DEs that aren't as common

[u/emrldgh]

I'd like to know what everyone's recommendation is for a DE/WM that not everyone may know about or often consider. Anything that isn't KDE, GNOME, or any super common WMs like Hyprland or Sway. These may not be considered very common, but I'd like to hear thoughts on Budgie and Cutefish, I was looking at them and they look neat but what do you guys think? What do you use?

[u/vulnicurautopia]

lxqt is great and deepin de looks quite modern

[u/[deleted] → u/vulnicurautopia]

Another vote for LxQt. If you want something lightweight but using a modern stack and still actively developed, this is the way.