Cortile AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like Cortile

Cortile is described as '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' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Cortile for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Wayland, Mac and Windows apps. The best Cortile alternative is GNOME, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cortile are Hyprland, COSMIC, i3 and Sway.

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Cortile alternatives page was last updated Oct 22, 2024
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  1. GNOME icon

    GNOME

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    An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to help you have the best possible computing experience.

    30 GNOME alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    GNOME 40

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Desktop Environment
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Themes
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Wayland Support
    11.  Rolling Release

    GNOME VS Cortile

     

    • GNOME is the most popular Linux alternative to Cortile.

    • GNOME is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cortile.

    • GNOME is Free and Open SourceCortile is also Free and Open Source
    • GNOME is Privacy focused and LightweightCortile is not according to our users
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    Hyprland

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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.

    19 Hyprland alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    Screenshot of a preconfigured setup

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tiling Window Manager
    2.  Compositor
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    Hyprland VS Cortile

     
  4. COSMIC icon

    COSMIC

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

    33 COSMIC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    COSMIC screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Dock
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking

    COSMIC VS Cortile

     
  5. i3 icon

    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.

    72 i3 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    i3 with VIM, git, MPlayer, i3bar

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

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

    i3 VS Cortile

     
  6. Sway icon

    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.

    20 Sway alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Sway screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Sway VS Cortile

     
  7. Openbox icon

    Openbox

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

    69 Openbox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    BlackWhite theme by lyrae @ box-look.org
    Discontinued

    No actively developed anymore. Last commit was in 2015.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  KDE

    Openbox VS Cortile

     
  9. Kera Desktop icon

    Kera Desktop

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    An easy, pleasant, speedy, and exciting way to use your favorite OS.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    Kera Desktop screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Portable
    3.  Separated workspaces
    4.  Workspaces

    Kera Desktop VS Cortile

     

    • Kera Desktop is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Cortile.

    • Kera Desktop is Free and Open SourceCortile is also Free and Open Source
    • Kera Desktop is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCortile is not according to our users
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    awesome

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    awesome screenshot 1

    awesome Features

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

    awesome VS Cortile

     
  11. Fluxbox icon

    Fluxbox

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • C++
    fluxbox with a custom theme

    Fluxbox VS Cortile

     
  12. Sxmo icon

    Sxmo

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    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...

    64 Sxmo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • postmarketOS
    • Linux Mobile
    Sxmo screenshot 1
    Sxmo screenshot 2
    Sxmo screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Support for Gestures
    3.  SSH
    4.  Tiling Window Manager

    Sxmo VS Cortile

     
  13. bspwm icon

    bspwm

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    A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    bspwm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Tiling
    7.  Tiling Window Manager

    bspwm VS Cortile

     
  14. Qtile icon

    Qtile

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    A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python.

    68 Qtile alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Qtile screenshot 1

    Qtile Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Tiling
    5.  Extensible window manager

    Qtile VS Cortile

     
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