i3-gaps AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like i3-gaps

i3-gaps is described as 'Fork of i3wm, a tiling window manager for X11. It is kept up to date with upstream, adding a few additional features such as gaps between windows' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to i3-gaps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, Mac and FreeBSD apps. The best i3-gaps alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like i3-gaps are niri, Sway, i3 and awesome.

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  1. Hyprland icon

    Hyprland

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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.

    26 Hyprland alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
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    • Hyprland is the most popular Linux alternative to i3-gaps.

    • Hyprland is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to i3-gaps.

    • Hyprland is Free and Open Sourcei3-gaps is also Free and Open Source
    • Hyprland is Customizable and Lightweighti3-gaps is not according to our users
  2. niri icon

    niri

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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.

    77 niri alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  4. Sway icon

    Sway

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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.

    26 Sway alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  5. i3 icon

    i3

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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.

    79 i3 alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    i3 with VIM, git, MPlayer, i3bar
     
  6. awesome icon

    awesome

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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.

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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    bspwm

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    A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.

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    • Linux
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  9. Regolith Linux icon

    Regolith Linux

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    Regolith Linux is a distro for people that prefer a spartan interface with polished and consistent system management. It brings together a trifecta of Ubuntu’s ubiquity, i3 -wm’s efficient and productive interface, and Gnome’s system...

    199 Regolith Linux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • i3
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    Ubuntu Linux with i3-gaps preconfigured.

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    • Regolith Linux is Free and Open Sourcei3-gaps is also Free and Open Source
    • Regolith Linux is Minimalistici3-gaps is not according to our users
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    Wayfire

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    Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  11. dwm icon

    dwm

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    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.

    79 dwm alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. yabai icon

    yabai

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    yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.

    110 yabai alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • yabai is the most popular Mac alternative to i3-gaps.

    • yabai is Free and Open Sourcei3-gaps is also Free and Open Source
    • yabai is Customizablei3-gaps is not according to our users
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    Komorebi Window Manager

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    komorebi is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's Desktop Window Manager in Windows 10 and above.

    82 Komorebi Window Manager alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    • Komorebi Window Manager is the most popular Windows alternative to i3-gaps.

    • Komorebi Window Manager is Free and Open Sourcei3-gaps is also Free and Open Source
    • Komorebi Window Manager is Lightweighti3-gaps is not according to our users
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    SwayFX

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    Sway is an incredible window manager, and certainly one of the most well established wayland window managers. However, it is restricted to only include the functionality that existed in i3. This fork ditches the simple wlr_renderer, and replaces it with our fx_renderer, capable...

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo Linux
    • Fedora
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Sway
    • FreeBSD
    • Wayland
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