hikari Alternatives

hikari is described as '[ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to hikari for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best hikari alternative is GNOME, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like hikari are Hyprland, COSMIC, niri and i3.

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  1. GNOME icon
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    An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to help you have the best possible computing experience.

    32 GNOME alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • GNOME is the most popular Linux alternative to hikari.

    • GNOME is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to hikari.

    • GNOME is Free and Open Sourcehikari is also Free and Open Source
    • GNOME is Privacy focused and Lightweighthikari is not according to our users
  2. Hyprland icon
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    An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows.

    25 Hyprland alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
     
  3. niri icon
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    Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.

    76 niri alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  4. i3 icon
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    i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager with clean, readable and documented code, featuring extended Xinerama support, usage of libxcb instead of xlib and several improvements over wmii.

    78 i3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Sway icon
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    Sway is a Tiling Wayland Compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11. It works with your existing i3 configuration and supports most of i3's features, plus a few extras.

    25 Sway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Openbox icon
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    Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

    74 Openbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. GlazeWM icon
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    A tiling window manager for Windows inspired by i3 and Polybar.

    30 GlazeWM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Rust
     
    • GlazeWM is the most popular Windows alternative to hikari.

    • GlazeWM is Free and Open Sourcehikari is also Free and Open Source
    • GlazeWM is Lightweighthikari is not according to our users
  8. Kera Desktop icon
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    An easy, pleasant, speedy, and exciting way to use your favorite OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
    • Kera Desktop is the most popular Mac alternative to hikari.

    • Kera Desktop is Free and Open Sourcehikari is also Free and Open Source
    • Kera Desktop is Lightweight and Privacy focusedhikari is not according to our users
  9. awesome icon
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    awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. Maui Shell icon
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    Maui Shell is a convergent shell for desktops, tablets, and phones.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. bspwm icon
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    A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.

    71 bspwm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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