Amethyst Windows Alternatives

Amethyst Windows is described as 'Automatic tiling window manager for Windows 10' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Amethyst Windows for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wayland, BSD and Windows apps. The best Amethyst Windows alternative is Rectangle, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Amethyst Windows are Hyprland, niri, SnapZones and Sway.

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Amethyst Windows alternatives page was last updated Nov 10, 2025

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Rift
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Rift is a tiling window manager for macOS that focuses on performance and usability.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
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wmii
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wmii is a small, dynamic window manager for X11. It is scriptable, has a 9p filesystem interface and supports classic and tiling (acme-like) window management. It aims to maintain a small and clean (read hackable and beautiful) codebase.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Is wmii a good alternative to Amethyst Windows?
mangowc
1 like
wayland compositor base wlroots and scenefx(dwm but wayland).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Wayland
Linux
Is mangowc a good alternative to Amethyst Windows?
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term.everything
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Run any GUI app in the terminal?.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
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bug.n
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bug.n is a tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Windows
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JWM
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JWM is a light-weight window manager for the X11 Window System. JWM is written in C and uses only Xlib at a minimum. Because of its small footprint, JWM makes a good window manager for older computers and less powerful systems, such as the .
72 JWM alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Is JWM a good alternative to Amethyst Windows?
Labwc
2 likes
Labwc stands for Lab Wayland Compositor, where lab can mean any of the following:
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Is Labwc a good alternative to Amethyst Windows?
hikari
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hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.
81 hikari alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
BSD
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PaperDE
1 like
A light-weight desktop environment based on Qt/Wayland and wayfire.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Qt
Wayland
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Is PaperDE a good alternative to Amethyst Windows?
Wins
2 likes
Wins is a Windows Manager, which brings system-level arrange window features to Mac.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
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Is Wins a good alternative to Amethyst Windows?
workspacer
3 likes
workspacer is a tiling window manager for Windows 10, similar in style and function to common unix tiling window managers (dwm, i3, xmonad).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Windows
Is workspacer a good alternative to Amethyst Windows?
herbstluftwm
5 likes
herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.
69 herbstluftwm alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+2
Is herbstluftwm a good alternative to Amethyst Windows?