A versatile and customizable window manager / Wayland compositor, currently in development and actively seeking contributions from the community.
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
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awesome Alternatives
Apps similar to awesome include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are niri, i3, Sway and Loop - Window Management. Window Managers like awesome are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Alternatives list
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- X11
United Kingdom
Ratpoison is a simple window manager with no fat library dependencies, no fancy graphics, no window decorations, and no rodent dependence. The screen can be split into non-overlapping frames. All windows are kept maximized inside their frames to take full advantage of your...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- X11
An autotile manager for Plasma 6. An (unofficial) spiritual successor to Bismuth built on KWin 6. The descendant of autotile.
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE
- Wayland
Blackbox is an original window manager, sharing no code with any others. It's designed to be fairly small and minimal, making it particularly suited to less powerful computers. It doesn't support images, other than generated gradients, but it does support multiple...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
BA dynamic tiling Wayland compositor using wlroots, with desktop semantics inspired by xmonad.
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
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Linux auto tiling manager with hot corner support for Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfwm, KWin, Marco, Muffin, Mutter and other EWMH compliant window managers using the X11 window system.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
The Emerald Theme Manager allows you to install, edit and switch between Emerald themes. In order for it to work, select Emerald as your window decorator. You will also need to enable the Window Decorations plugin (via CCSM).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Debian
- Ubuntu
- BSD
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Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Germany
EU
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- FreeBSD
WWindow manager for X inspired by DWM, i3, and other tiling window managers. Windows are assigned to tags, and are automatically arranged on the screen in a stacked layout making the most of your monitor.
Platforms
- Linux
- X11
SMahogany is a tiling window manager for Wayland modeled after StumpWM. While it is not a drop-in replacement for StumpWM, StumpWM users should be very comfortable with Mahogany. Its planned features are:
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
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