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awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.

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  • FreeOpen Source

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  • Linux
  • BSD
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  1.  X server
  2.  Tiling
  3.  Extensible window manager

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  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.
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  • Alternatives

    75 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  6,484 Stars
  •  599 Forks
  •  559 Open Issues
  •   Updated Feb 4, 2025 
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awesome was added to AlternativeTo by gzp on Aug 30, 2010 and this page was last updated Jun 15, 2022.
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What is awesome?

awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.

It is primarily targeted at power users, developers and any people dealing with every day computing tasks and who want to have fine-grained control on theirs graphical environment.

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