Blackbox WM Alternatives

Apps similar to Blackbox WM include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are niri, Sway, i3 and Openbox. You're spoiled for choice with Window Managers like Blackbox WM: we list more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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  1. WMFS² icon
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    WMFS² is a lightweight and highly configurable tiling window manager for X written in C. WMFS² is a free software distributed under the BSD license. It can be driven from keyboard or mouse and its configuration stands in one text file, easily understandable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  2. A Wayland Tiling Compositor Inspired by Ratpoison.

    54 Cagebreak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  3. Xlambda icon
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    Xlambda is an X window manager that is extensible in Guile.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Wio is a Wayland compositor for Linux & FreeBSD which has a similar look & feel to plan9's rio.

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    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  5. Cortile icon
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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)

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    • Linux
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  6. Window 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
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    Making dwm as beautiful as possible!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  8. PaperWM icon
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    PaperWM is an experimental Gnome Shell extension providing scrollable tiling of windows and per monitor workspaces. It's inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers. Supports Gnome Shell 3.28 and 3.30 on X11 and wayland.

    52 PaperWM alternatives

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
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  9. wtftw icon
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    Window Tiling For The Win (wtftw) is a tiling window manager written in Rust.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Weston is a Wayland compositor designed for correctness, reliability, predictability, and performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. Heavily Inspired by i3wm. Wmderland aims to simplify the core functionalities of i3wm, and bundle in the essential features required for a modern but minimal Tiling Window Manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. StumpWM icon
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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.

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    • Linux
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