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i3 AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like i3
i3 is described as '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' and is a popular Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to i3 for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, Mac and Windows apps. The best i3 alternative is GNOME, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like i3 are Hyprland, Sway, COSMIC and niri.
Alternatives list
- 31 GNOME alternatives
27 Hyprland alternativesAn 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
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Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- openSUSE
- Arch Linux
- Gentoo
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- FreeBSD
- Alpine Linux
- Slackware
- Wayland
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15 Sway alternativesSway 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.
Comments about Sway as an Alternative to i3
- Sway is Free and Open Source
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78 niri alternativesWindows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.
awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.
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Comments about awesome as an Alternative to i3
RemovedUserThis is the first WM I ever used.
- awesome is Free and Open Source
75 Openbox alternativesOpenbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
Comments about Openbox as an Alternative to i3
GeorgeIsHappyOpenbox is great but it is not a tiling window manager.
- Openbox is Free and Open Source
- Openbox is Privacy focused
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
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.
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80 dwm alternativesdwm 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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I like Sway, but it is not much of an alternative to i3 unless you're switching over to Wayland as well.