herbstluftwm Alternatives
herbstluftwm is described as 'Manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to herbstluftwm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best herbstluftwm alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like herbstluftwm are niri, i3, Sway and Openbox.
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Linux auto tiling manager with hot corner support for Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfwm, KWin, Marco, Muffin, Mutter and other EWMH compliant window managers using the X11 window system.
A versatile and customizable window manager / Wayland compositor, currently in development and actively seeking contributions from the community.
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Window manager for X inspired by DWM, i3, and other tiling window managers. Windows are assigned to tags, and are automatically arranged on the screen in a stacked layout making the most of your monitor.
StumpWM is a tiling, keyboard driven X11 Window Manager written and scriptable in Common Lisp. StumpWM attempts to be customizable yet visually minimal. There are no window decorations, no icons, and no buttons.
Heavily Inspired by i3wm. Wmderland aims to simplify the core functionalities of i3wm, and bundle in the essential features required for a modern but minimal Tiling Window Manager.
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Weston is a Wayland compositor designed for correctness, reliability, predictability, and performance.
