Amethyst Windows Alternatives

Amethyst Windows has been discontinued. Similar apps include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are Rectangle, niri, i3 and Sway. There's no shortage of Window Managers like Amethyst Windows, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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Amethyst Windows alternatives page was last updated Aug 29, 2024

StumpWM
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StumpWM is a tiling, keyboard driven X11 Window Manager written and scriptable in Common Lisp. StumpWM attempts to be customizable yet visually minimal. There are no window decorations, no icons, and no buttons.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
International
Platforms
Linux
Global
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Grid Window Manager
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The fast, easy way to organize windows on your Mac.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
+2
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Cisdem WindowManager
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Cisdem WindowManager can split your screen into various sizes and positions.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
United States
+3
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Jay
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A Wayland compositor.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Rust
Wayland
J
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strataWM
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Strata is a cutting-edge, robust and sleek Wayland compositor written in Rust using the Smithay library. It is designed to be minimal and flexible yet customizable. Strata is configured in Lua, a lightweight, high-level, multi-paradigm programming language.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Wayland
Linux
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