Enlightenment still exists and works well, I just wish more apps were written around EFL so themes were easier

Enlightenment? Nothing beats the bodhi moksha desktop https://www.bodhilinux.com/moksha-desktop/

In two variations actually. One is a fork of E17: https://mokshadesktop.github.io

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha_(window_manager)

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/02/av_linux_25/