hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
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GridWM (KDE Plasma) Alternatives
Apps similar to GridWM (KDE Plasma) include Microsoft PowerToys, which is free and open source. Other options are Hyprland, niri, Sway and i3. You're spoiled for choice with Window Managers like GridWM (KDE Plasma): we list more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Windows and Mac.
Alternatives list
33 Labwc alternativesLabwc stands for Lab Wayland Compositor, where lab can mean any of the following:
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- GNOME
- Wayland
Stack Window Manager With Manual Grid Tiling Layout Extended Desktop Area Left Hand Keyboard + Right Hand Mouse.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
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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
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Openbox
- Wayland
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A Wayland compositor based on Mir. It features a tiling window manager at its core, very much in the style of i3 and sway. The intention is to build a compositor that is flashier and more feature-rich than either of those compositors, like swayfx.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
United States
An autotile manager for Plasma 6. An (unofficial) spiritual successor to Bismuth built on KWin 6. The descendant of autotile.
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE
- Wayland
dwl is a compact, hackable compositor for Wayland based on wlroots. It is intended to fill the same space in the Wayland world that dwm does in X11, primarily in terms of functionality, and secondarily in terms of philosophy. Like dwm, dwl is:
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Bulgaria
EU
Taekwindow is a simple, lightweight and free Windows program that allows you to move and resize windows by dragging them with the Alt key, similar to many X11 window managers.
Platforms
- Windows
Chameleon Window Manager will allow you to control the windows of your programs using customizable buttons added to the title bars of the windows (Always on Top, Minimize to Tray, Minimize to Caption, Specify Transparency, Position window at left/right of screen).
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
Russia
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