Bluetile AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like Bluetile

Bluetile is described as 'Tiling window manager for Linux, designed to integrate with the GNOME desktop environment. It provides both a traditional, stacking layout mode as well as tiling layouts where windows are arranged to use the entire screen without overlapping' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Bluetile for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Mac, Windows and Wayland apps. The best Bluetile alternative is KDE Plasma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bluetile are GNOME, Xfce, COSMIC and LXDE.

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  1. KDE Plasma icon
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    KDE Plasma

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    Plasma is a cross-device work environment by the KDE Community where trust is put on the user's capacity to best define their own workflow and preferences.

    26 KDE Plasma alternatives
    A typical Plasma desktop looks like this

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • postmarketOS
    KDE Plasma 5.16
    Panel Settings
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    Plasma Widgets

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Desktop Environment
    2.  Themes
    3.  Transparency
    4.  Blurry transparency
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Optimized for Fastboot mode
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    • KDE Plasma is the most popular Linux alternative to Bluetile.

    • KDE Plasma is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Bluetile.

    • KDE Plasma is Free and Open SourceBluetile is also Free and Open Source
    • KDE Plasma is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedBluetile is not according to our users
  2. GNOME icon
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    GNOME

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    GNOME 3 has been designed from the ground up to help you have the best possible computing experience. Learn about what it has to offer.

    31 GNOME alternatives
    GNOME screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    GNOME screenshot 1
    GNOME screenshot 2
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    GNOME screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Optimal performance
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Desktop Environment
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Rolling Release
    5.  User friendly
    6.  Themes
    GNOME iconBluetile Icon

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  4. Xfce icon
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    Xfce

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    Xfce (pronounced as four individual letters) is a free software desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms, such as Linux, Solaris and BSD. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.

    26 Xfce alternatives
    Xfce 4.14

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Xfce screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Desktop Environment
    2.  Modular System
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Dark Mode
    Xfce iconBluetile Icon

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  5. COSMIC icon
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    COSMIC

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    COSMIC is the name for the main shell components in Pop_Shell.

    33 COSMIC alternatives
    COSMIC screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    COSMIC screenshot 1
    COSMIC screenshot 2
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    COSMIC screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Dock
    COSMIC iconBluetile Icon

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  6. LXDE icon
    LXDE icon

    LXDE

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    The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment.

    27 LXDE alternatives
    Screenshot of the LXDE desktop. It's simple, lightweight, fast, modern, internationalized, and standard-compliant.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  X server
    LXPanel Provides the common features of a desktop panel. The panel can generate menu for installed applications automatically from *.desktop files.
    PCManFM - lightweight and feature-rich file manager with tabs and volume-management support
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    LXDE on FreeBSD
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  7. Hyprland icon
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    Hyprland

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    Hyprland is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor based on wlroots that doesn't sacrifice on its looks.

    73 Hyprland alternatives
    Hyprland screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Hyprland screenshot 1
    Hyprland screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Tiling Window Manager
    3.  Compositor
    Hyprland iconBluetile Icon

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  9. LXQt icon
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    LXQt

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    LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE, the Lightweight Desktop Environment. It is the product of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the .

    26 LXQt alternatives
    LXQt screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    LXQt screenshot 1
    LXQt screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Desktop Environment
    2.  QT Based
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  X server
    LXQt iconBluetile Icon

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  10. i3 icon
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    i3

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    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.

    74 i3 alternatives
    i3 with VIM, git, MPlayer, i3bar

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    dzen2, VIM, bash, top
    Screenshot by Michael Stapelberg
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    i3pystatus, mpd, watson time tracker, nerd fonts

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tiling Window Manager
    2.  Tiling
    3.  X server
    4.  Built-in bar/panel
    5.  Mod Keys
    6.  Tabbed interface
    i3 iconBluetile Icon

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  11. Openbox icon
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    Openbox

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    Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

    71 Openbox alternatives
    BlackWhite theme by lyrae @ box-look.org

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Dyne theme by lyrae @ box-look.org
    Clearlooks theme by davidbarr @ box-look.org

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  KDE
    Discontinued

    No actively developed anymore. Last commit was in 2015.

    Openbox iconBluetile Icon

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  12. Budgie icon
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    Budgie

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    The Budgie Desktop is a feature-rich, modern desktop designed to keep out the way of the user. It consists of a number of components to provide a more complete desktop experience.

    25 Budgie alternatives
    A screenshot of the Budgie desktop running on Solus Linux. The Budgie settings manager is on the right, made specifically to customize the desktop. The rest of the settings are handled by the Gnome settings manager.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The Budgie Run Dialog provides the means to quickly find an application in a popup window. This window by default is activated with the ALT+F2 keyboard shortcut, providing keyboard driven launcher facilities.
    The main Budgie menu provides a quick and easy to use menu, suitable for both mouse and keyboard driven users.
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    The Raven side panel provides an all-in-one center for accessing your calendar, controlling sound output and input, media playback and more. Raven also enables you to access missed notifications.

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    Budgie iconBluetile Icon

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  13. Cairo Shell icon
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    Cairo Shell

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    Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows. Its goal is to develop a desktop experience that increases productivity and advances current technology standards.

    41 Cairo Shell alternatives
    Cairo Shell screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Cairo Shell screenshot 1
    Cairo Shell screenshot 2
    +2
    Cairo Shell screenshot 3
    Cairo Shell iconBluetile Icon

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    • Cairo Shell is the most popular Windows alternative to Bluetile.

    • Cairo Shell is Free and Open SourceBluetile is also Free and Open Source
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    Sway

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    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.

    73 Sway alternatives
    Sway screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Wayland Support
    3.  Tiling Window Manager
    4.  Tiling Layouts
    5.  Tiling
    Sway iconBluetile Icon

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