flwm Alternatives

flwm is described as 'The Fast Light Window Manager is a small stacking FLTK-based window manager written in C++ and available for redistribution under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to flwm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, Windows and FreeBSD apps. The best flwm alternative is i3, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like flwm are Openbox, awesome, niri and Fluxbox.

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flwm alternatives page was last updated Jun 22, 2024
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  1. wio

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    Wio is a Wayland compositor for Linux & FreeBSD which has a similar look & feel to plan9's rio.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD

    wio Features

    1.  Wayland Support

    wio VS flwm

     
  2. Emerald Theme Manager icon

    Emerald Theme Manager

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    The Emerald Theme Manager allows you to install, edit and switch between Emerald themes. In order for it to work, select Emerald as your window decorator. You will also need to enable the Window Decorations plugin (via CCSM).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • BSD
    Emerald Theme Manager screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Transparency
    8.  Make window transparent

    Emerald Theme Manager VS flwm

     

  4. Jay

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    A Wayland compositor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Wayland
    Jay screenshot 1

    Jay Features

    1.  Wayland Support
    2.  Rust

    Jay VS flwm

     
  5. Cage: the Wayland kiosk icon

    Cage: the Wayland kiosk

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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) that is designed for a user experience wherein user interaction and activities outside the scope of the running application are prevented.

    58 Cage: the Wayland kiosk alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland

    Cage: the Wayland kiosk Features

    1.  Wayland Support
    2.  Compositor

    Cage: the Wayland kiosk VS flwm

     

  6. Cagebreak

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    A Wayland Tiling Compositor Inspired by Ratpoison.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland

    Cagebreak Features

    1.  Tiling Window Manager
    2.  Compositor

    Cagebreak VS flwm

     
  7. strataWM icon

    strataWM

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    Strata is a cutting-edge, robust and sleek Wayland compositor written in Rust using the Smithay library. It is designed to be minimal and flexible yet customizable. Strata is configured in Lua, a lightweight, high-level, multi-paradigm programming language.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux
    strataWM screenshot 1

    strataWM Features

    1.  Wayland Support

    strataWM VS flwm

     
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