herbstluftwm

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herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.

Cost / License

Free
Open Source

Application type

Window Manager

Platforms

Linux
BSD

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Tiling Window Manager

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x11-desktop-environments
x11-window-managers
Window Tiling

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POX added herbstluftwm as alternative to MouseTiler
7 days ago
dinesh-58 added herbstluftwm as alternative to AeroSpace
13 days ago
K0RR added herbstluftwm as alternative to mangowc
about 2 months ago
POX added herbstluftwm as alternative to Rift
2 months ago
K0RR added herbstluftwm as alternative to term.everything
3 months ago
POX added herbstluftwm as alternative to doWM
5 months ago
K0RR added herbstluftwm as alternative to sxwm
8 months ago
K0RR added herbstluftwm as alternative to chadwm and Superior X Window Manager
8 months ago

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herbstluftwm information

Developed by
Unknown
Licensing
Open Source and Free product.
Written in
C++
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69 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English

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GitHub repository

1,148 Stars
84 Forks
133 Open Issues
Updated Sep 28, 2025

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herbstluftwm was added to AlternativeTo by vermin96 on May 14, 2013 and this page was last updated Jun 30, 2024.

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What is herbstluftwm?

herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.

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