# ElementaryOS Human Interface Guidelines

**URL:** <https://community.humanetech.com/t/elementaryos-human-interface-guidelines/5291>\
**Category:** Humane design\
**Tags:** best-practice\
**Created:** [November 26, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/elementaryos-human-interface-guidelines/5291 "2021-11-26T19:55:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aschrijver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.humanetech.com/aschrijver/32/1498_2.png) [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/elementaryos-human-interface-guidelines/5291/1 "2021-11-26T19:55:48Z")

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Some time ago I bumped into some great articles on [ElementaryOS](https://elementary.io/) on the Fediverse. This OS looks like a great replacement for Windows or MacOS. Have a look yourself:

> **[The thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS ⋅...](https://elementary.io/)**
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> The thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS

Then I found the [Fediverse account](https://mastodon.social/@cassidyjames) of co-founder and UX designer of Elementary, [Cassidy James Blaede](https://cassidyjames.com/), and saw he maintains this very nice resource of UX guidelines:

> **[Introduction](https://docs.elementary.io/hig/)**
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> Create a beautifully consistent experience on the elementary OS desktop

Though targeted at Elementary OS you’ll find many practices to have broader applicability.

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**Author:** ![Birdie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdie](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Birdie)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/elementaryos-human-interface-guidelines/5291/2 "2021-12-02T13:06:56Z")

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Thanks! I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately for a host of reasons. I’ll definitely check it out!