In computing, Entrance ( /ɛnˈtræns/), usually started with the Entranced[1] display manager, is a display manager for the X Window System designed with the Enlightenment window manager in mind. In other words, it's a program that lets you log in to a (probably *nix-based) computer.
It is written using the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, a graphical toolkit written in C. Entrance allows animation and visual effects on the login screen.
Entrance is themeable, and is capable of launching different desktop environments from a list, as well as remembering users for auto-login. Customization is achieved by editing a database (/etc/entrance_config.cfg by default).
Entrance is the successor to a program called Elogin.
Similar programs include KDM, the KDE Display Manager, GDM, the GNOME Display Manager and XDM, the default X Window System Display Manager.
Its chief developer was Ibukun Olumuyiwa.
The name of Entrance may be a play on words, as the correct pronunciation hints at putting the user in a trance, though it is also the "entrance" to the graphical desktop.
Entrance has been on hiatus since around 2005.