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, Wayland, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best bspwm alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like bspwm are Sway, niri, i3 and Openbox.

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  1. Hyprland icon
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    An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows.

    33 Hyprland alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
     
  2. Sway icon
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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.

    54 Sway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. niri icon
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    Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.

    83 niri alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  4. i3 icon
     73 likes

    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.

    86 i3 alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Openbox icon
     78 likes

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

    78 Openbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. ScrollWM icon
     1 like

    i3-compatible Wayland compositor (sway) with a PaperWM layout like niri or hyprscroller.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  7. awesome icon
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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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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Fluxbox icon
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    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.

    77 Fluxbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • C++
     
  9. Wayfire icon
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    Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  10. Cardboard is a unique, scrollable tiling Wayland compositor designed with laptops in mind. Based on wlroots.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  11.  3 likes

    Rift is a tiling window manager for macOS that focuses on performance and usability.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. MouseTiler icon
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    The fastest, simplest tiler for KDE Plasma 6+ that gives you full freedom at your fingertip. No need to remember dozens of keyboard shortcuts or be limited by a fixed tile layout.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
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