GlazeWM Alternatives

Apps similar to GlazeWM include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are niri, Sway, i3 and AquaSnap. Window Managers like GlazeWM are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Windows and Mac.

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GlazeWM alternatives page was last updated Feb 2, 2026

Labwc
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Labwc stands for Lab Wayland Compositor, where lab can mean any of the following:
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Good alternative?Is Labwc a good alternative to GlazeWM?
W
W
Waybox
1 like
An openbox clone on Wayland (WIP).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Openbox
Wayland
W
Good alternative?Is Waybox a good alternative to GlazeWM?
mangowc
1 like
wayland compositor base wlroots and scenefx(dwm but wayland).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Wayland
Linux
Good alternative?Is mangowc a good alternative to GlazeWM?
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hikari
2 likes
hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.
87 hikari alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+2
Good alternative?Is hikari a good alternative to GlazeWM?
doWM
1 like
doWM is a beautiful floating and tiling window manager for X11 completely written in golang.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
X11
Linux
BSD
+6
Good alternative?Is doWM a good alternative to GlazeWM?
Pinnacle
1 like
Pinnacle is a Wayland compositor built in Rust using Smithay. It's my attempt at creating something like AwesomeWM for Wayland.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
Good alternative?Is Pinnacle a good alternative to GlazeWM?
C
C
Cardboard (Wayland compositor)
Like
Cardboard is a unique, scrollable tiling Wayland compositor designed with laptops in mind. Based on wlroots.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
C
Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to GlazeWM?
C
C
chadwm
Like
Making dwm as beautiful as possible!.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
India
Platforms
Linux
India
C
Good alternative?Is chadwm a good alternative to GlazeWM?
MouseTiler
3 likes
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 (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
KDE Plasma
Good alternative?Is MouseTiler a good alternative to GlazeWM?
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V
Vivarium
1 like
A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor using wlroots, with desktop semantics inspired by xmonad.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
V
Good alternative?Is Vivarium a good alternative to GlazeWM?
GridMove
31 likes
GridMove - A window management tool that can quickly arrange your windows into desktop grids.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Brazil
Platforms
Windows
Brazil
Good alternative?Is GridMove a good alternative to GlazeWM?
Actual Window Manager
39 likes
Total Windows® Facelift!.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Russia
Platforms
Windows
Russia
+1
Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to GlazeWM?