domicile Alternatives

Apps similar to domicile include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are niri, i3, Sway and GlazeWM. There's no shortage of Window Managers like domicile, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows and the web.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
domicile alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. river icon
     4 likes

    Wayland compositor featuring dynamic tiling and Master&Stack layout, offering configuration through riverctl tool with tag system for window management, customizable with rivertile and user layout generators, allowing flexible workspace setup without traditional workspaces.

    32 river alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  2. ScrollWM icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  3. Amethyst icon
     22 likes

    Amethyst is a tiling window manager for Mac similar to the xmonad tiling window manager popular on Linux. Amethyst is written in Objective-C and has configurable shortcuts, multi-monitor support, multiple layouts, and the option to float certain applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  4. MangoWM icon
     2 likes

    Practical and powerful Wayland compositor (dwm but wayland).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Wayland
    Good alternative?
     
  5. yabai icon
     7 likes

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

    141 yabai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Soft-Machine icon
     2 likes

    Persistent, shareable cloud workspaces combine an i3-style browser layout with editor, terminal, chat, files, browser and canvas panels. Attach CPU, GPU or personal Linux machines, run coding agents, coordinate sessions, search history, and extend teams with plugins.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Good alternative?
     
  7. Miriway icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    Good alternative?
     
  8. RediWM icon
     1 like

    RediWM is a single process wlroots compositor that draws its whole shell itself: taskbar, start menu, settings, lock and login screens, notifications and OSDs, all in one process, benchmarked against labwc to stay as lean (< 200mb idle ram usage, <1% CPU usage).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • Nix Package Manager
    Good alternative?
     
  9. hyprmac icon
     1 like

    Windows that place themselves. A tiling window manager for macOS in the shape of Hyprland — native Swift, no dependencies, SIP stays on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  10. dwm icon
     24 likes

    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.

    91 dwm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Xmonad icon
     25 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • X11
    • Haskell
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 2 of domicile alternatives