Cage: the Wayland kiosk Alternatives

Cage: the Wayland kiosk is described as 'Cage is a kiosk compositor for Wayland. A kiosk is a window manager (in the X11 world) or compositor (in the Wayland world) that is designed for a user experience wherein user interaction and activities outside the scope of the running application are prevented' and is a wayland compositor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Cage: the Wayland kiosk for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Wayland, Mac and Windows apps. The best Cage: the Wayland kiosk alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cage: the Wayland kiosk are i3, Sway, Openbox and awesome.

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Cage is a kiosk compositor for Wayland. A kiosk is a window manager (in the X11 world) or compositor (in the Wayland world)...

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Cage: the Wayland kiosk alternatives page was last updated Nov 9, 2024
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  1. IceWM icon

    IceWM

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    IceWM screenshot 1

    IceWM Features

    1.  X server

    IceWM VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
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    yabai

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    yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.

    102 yabai alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    yabai screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Automatic window tiling
    2.  Tiling Layouts
    3.  Tiling Window Manager
    4.  Tiling

    yabai VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
  4. dwm icon

    dwm

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    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.

    73 dwm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    dwm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  X server

    dwm VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
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    Komorebi Window Manager

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    komorebi is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's Desktop Window Manager in Windows 10 and above.

    75 Komorebi Window Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Komorebi Window Manager screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Tiling Window Manager

    Komorebi Window Manager VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     

    • Komorebi Window Manager is the most popular Windows alternative to Cage: the Wayland kiosk.

    • Komorebi Window Manager is Free and Open SourceCage: the Wayland kiosk is also Free and Open Source
    • Komorebi Window Manager is LightweightCage: the Wayland kiosk is not according to our users
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    Xmonad

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Xmonad screenshot 1

    Xmonad Features

    1.  X server
    2.  Tiling
    3.  Extensible window manager

    Xmonad VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
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    Wayfire

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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.

    20 Wayfire alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    Wayfire screenshot 1

    Wayfire Features

    1.  Wayland Support

    Wayfire VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
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    spectrwm

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    spectrwm is a small dynamic tiling window manager for X11. It tries to stay out of the way so that valuable screen real estate can be used for much more important stuff. It has sane defaults and does not require one to learn a language to do any configuration.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    spectrwm screenshot 1

    spectrwm VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
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    wmii

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    wmii is a small, dynamic window manager for X11. It is scriptable, has a 9p filesystem interface and supports classic and tiling (acme-like) window management. It aims to maintain a small and clean (read hackable and beautiful) codebase.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    wmii screenshot 1

    wmii Features

    1.  Tiling
    2.  X server

    wmii VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
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    JWM

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    JWM is a light-weight window manager for the X11 Window System. JWM is written in C and uses only Xlib at a minimum. Because of its small footprint, JWM makes a good window manager for older computers and less powerful systems, such as the .

    65 JWM alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    JWM screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    JWM VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
  12. GridWM (Grid Window Manager) icon

    GridWM (Grid Window Manager)

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    Stack Window Manager With Manual Grid Tiling Layout Extended Desktop Area Left Hand Keyboard + Right Hand Mouse.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    GridWM (Grid Window Manager) screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Keyboard Shortcuts

    GridWM (Grid Window Manager) VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     

    • GridWM (Grid Window Manager) is the most popular commercial alternative to Cage: the Wayland kiosk.

    • GridWM (Grid Window Manager) is Paid and ProprietaryCage: the Wayland kiosk is Free and Open Source
    • GridWM (Grid Window Manager) is LightweightCage: the Wayland kiosk is not according to our users
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    LeftWM

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    Left is a tiling window manager written in rust for stability and performance. The core of left is designed to do one thing and one thing well. Be a window manager. Because you probably want more than just a black screen LeftWM is built around the concept of theming.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    LeftWM screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Tiling Window Manager
    3.  X server

    LeftWM VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
  14. Miriway icon

    Miriway

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    Miriway is a starting point for creating a Wayland based desktop environment using Mir.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland

    Miriway Features

    1.  Wayland Support

    Miriway VS Cage: the Wayland kiosk

     
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