GridWM (Grid Window Manager) Alternatives

GridWM (Grid Window Manager) is described as 'Stack Window Manager With Manual Grid Tiling Layout Extended Desktop Area Left Hand Keyboard + Right Hand Mouse' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GridWM (Grid Window Manager) for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Wayland, BSD and Mac apps. The best GridWM (Grid Window Manager) alternative is Microsoft PowerToys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GridWM (Grid Window Manager) are Hyprland, niri, Sway and i3.

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  1. bspwm icon
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    A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.

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  2. Jwno icon
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    A tiling window manager for Windows 10/11, built with Janet and ??. This repo is a one-way mirror. The actual development happens in a separate Fossil repo.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  3. MouseTiler icon
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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.

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
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  4. altdrag icon
     38 likes

    AltDrag allows you to move and resize windows much easier. When you have it running you can simply hold down the Alt key and then use your mouse to drag any window, and it doesn't matter where in the window you click.

    92 altdrag alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  5. Wayfire icon
     7 likes

    Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  6. GridMove icon
     31 likes

    GridMove - A window management tool that can quickly arrange your windows into desktop grids.

    55 GridMove alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  7. KDE Mover-Sizer icon
     12 likes

    KDE Mover-Sizer is a lightweight program enabling KDE-style alt-click moving and resizing for Windows XP, 7, 2000, 2003, Windows Server, and Vista.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  8. Japokwm icon
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    A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  9. 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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. 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.

    82 Xmonad alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • X11
    • Haskell
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