bspwm AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like bspwm

bspwm is described as 'A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to bspwm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Wayland, Mac and Windows apps. The best bspwm alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like bspwm are i3, Openbox, Sway and Sxmo.

bspwm

Window Manager
Free • Open Source

A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.

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bspwm alternatives page was last updated May 5, 2024

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 bspwm
Is Hyprland a good alternative to bspwm?
- Hyprland is the most popular Linux alternative to bspwm.
- Hyprland is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to bspwm.
- Hyprland is Free and Open Sourcebspwm is also Free and Open Source

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 bspwm
Is i3 a good alternative to bspwm?

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.

Openbox VS bspwm
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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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Sway VS bspwm
Is Sway a good alternative to bspwm?

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 bspwm
Is Sxmo a good alternative to bspwm?

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.
71 awesome alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
awesome Features
X server
Tiling
Extensible window manager
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awesome VS bspwm
Is awesome a good alternative to bspwm?

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++
Fluxbox VS bspwm
Is Fluxbox a good alternative to bspwm?

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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Qtile VS bspwm
Is Qtile a good alternative to bspwm?

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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IceWM VS bspwm
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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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dwm VS bspwm
Is dwm a good alternative to bspwm?

Xmonad
xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. xmonad makes work easier, by automating this.
68 Xmonad alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Xmonad Features
X server
Tiling
Extensible window manager
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Xmonad VS bspwm
Is Xmonad a good alternative to bspwm?
- Xmonad is the most popular Mac alternative to bspwm.
- Xmonad is Free and Open Sourcebspwm is also Free and Open Source

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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yabai VS bspwm
Is yabai a good alternative to bspwm?