dwm Alternatives

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

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  1. CLFSWM icon
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    CLFSWM is a highly dynamic. 100% Common Lisp X11 window manager. By default there is only one frame (the root frame). Other frames are created/deleted on the fly. A window can be in more than one frame, so it can have multiple views of the same windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
  2. sxwm icon
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    tiling window managers dont have to be difficult.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
  3. MagmaWM icon
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    A versatile and customizable window manager / Wayland compositor, currently in development and actively seeking contributions from the community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
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    A Wayland Tiling Compositor Inspired by Ratpoison.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
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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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
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    Mahogany is a tiling window manager for Wayland modeled after StumpWM. While it is not a drop-in replacement for StumpWM, StumpWM users should be very comfortable with Mahogany. Its planned features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
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