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, Windows and Mac apps. The best i3 alternative is GNOME, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like i3 are Hyprland, COSMIC, Sway and niri.
An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to help you have the best possible computing experience.
GNOME is the most popular Linux alternative to i3.
GNOME is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to i3.
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.
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.
Windows 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.
This is the first WM I ever used.
Almost everyone thinks awesome is a great i3 alternative.
Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
Openbox is great but it is not a tiling window manager.
Some users think Openbox is a great i3 alternative, some don't.
Kera Desktop is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to i3.
dwm 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.
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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I like Sway, but it is not much of an alternative to i3 unless you're switching over to Wayland as well.