Ayatana is a project to improve the user experience of the Ubuntu desktop.

The Ayatana project is intended to focus effort on improving user interaction with the desktop. This encompasses a large number of projects, which can be found on the Ayatana Wiki on Ubuntu.com.

There are several categories that take priority:

  • Notifications
  • Indicators
  • Window management
  • Launcher
  • Places
  • Settings
  • Menus