awesome AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like awesome

awesome is described as 'Highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to awesome for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Wayland, Mac and Windows apps. The best awesome alternative is Loop - Window Management, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like awesome are Hyprland, i3, Openbox and Sway.

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Loop - Window Management
Loop is a macOS app that simplifies window management for you! You can effortlessly choose your window direction using a radial menu triggered by a simple key press, and customize it according to your preferences with personalized colors and settings.
24 Loop - Window Management alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
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Loop - Window Management Features
1. Privacy focused
2. Snap windows
3. Ad-free
4. Lightweight
5. No registration required
6. No Tracking
7. Dark Mode
8. Sits in the MenuBar
9. Swift
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Loop - Window Management VS awesome
Is this a good alternative to awesome?
- Loop - Window Management is the most popular Mac alternative to awesome.
- Loop - Window Management is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to awesome.
- Loop - Window Management is Free and Open Sourceawesome is also Free and Open Source
- Loop - Window Management is Privacy focused and Lightweightawesome is not according to our users

Hyprland
Hyprland is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor based on wlroots that doesn't sacrifice on its looks.
68 Hyprland alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Hyprland Features
1. Tiling Window Manager
2. Customizable
3. Lightweight
4. Compositor
5. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
6. Support for scripting
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Hyprland VS awesome
Is Hyprland a good alternative to awesome?
- Hyprland is the most popular Linux alternative to awesome.
- Hyprland is Free and Open Sourceawesome is also Free and Open Source
- Hyprland is Lightweightawesome is not according to our users

i3
i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager with clean, readable and documented code, featuring extended Xinerama support, usage of libxcb instead of xlib and several improvements over wmii.
70 i3 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
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i3 Features
1. Tiling Window Manager
2. Lightweight
3. Tiling
4. Built-in bar/panel
5. Highly costomizable
6. Tabbed interface
7. X server
8. Mod Keys
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i3 VS awesome
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Openbox
Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
67 Openbox alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Openbox Features
1. Lightweight
2. No Tracking
3. Dark Mode
4. Privacy focused
5. Ad-free
6. No registration required
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
8. KDE
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Discontinued
No actively developed anymore. Last commit was in 2015.
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Sway
Sway is a tiling Wayland compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11. It works with your existing i3 configuration and supports most of i3's features, plus a few extras.
68 Sway alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Sway Features
1. Support for Multiple Monitors
2. Lightweight
3. Wayland Support
4. Tiling Window Manager
5. Tiling Layouts
6. Tiling
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Sxmo
A minimalist Linux smartphone environment that is truly yours to control. Sxmo, or Simple X Mobile, is a collection of simple and suckless X programs and scripts used together to create a fully functional mobile UI adhering to the Unix philosophy for the PinePhone and other...
62 Sxmo alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- postmarketOS
- Linux Mobile
Sxmo Features
1. Support for scripting
2. Support for Gestures
3. SSH
4. Minimalistic
5. Tiling Window Manager
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Sxmo VS awesome
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bspwm
A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.
64 bspwm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
bspwm Features
1. Support for Multiple Monitors
2. Support for scripting
3. Lightweight
4. Tiling
5. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
6. Ad-free
7. Dark Mode
8. Configurable
9. Tiling Window Manager
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Fluxbox
Fluxbox is a window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code. It is very light on resources and easy to handle but yet full of features to make an easy, and extremely fast, desktop experience. It is built using C++ and licensed under the MIT license.
65 Fluxbox alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- C++
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Qtile
A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python.
65 Qtile alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
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Qtile Features
1. Support for Multiple Monitors
2. Support for scripting
3. Command line interface
4. Tiling
5. Extensible window manager
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yabai
yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.
96 yabai alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
yabai Features
1. Customizable
2. Automatic window tiling
3. Tiling Layouts
4. Tiling Window Manager
5. Tiling
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IceWM
IceWM is a Window Manager for X Window System. It is fast and memory-efficient, and it provides many different looks including Windows'95, OS/2 Warp 3,4, Motif.
61 IceWM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
IceWM Features
X server
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dwm
dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.
70 dwm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
dwm Features
Lightweight
Support for Multiple Monitors
X server
Keyboard focused
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