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.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
i3-gaps alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Hyprland icon
     37 likes

    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.

    27 Hyprland alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
     
  2. niri icon
     10 likes

    Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.

    78 niri alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  3. Sway icon
     22 likes

    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.

    27 Sway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. i3 icon
     71 likes

    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.

    80 i3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. awesome icon
     39 likes

    awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.

    82 awesome alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • i3
     
    |
    1
    Comments about Regolith Linux as an Alternative to i3-gaps
    C.A.
    Positive
    0

    Ubuntu Linux with i3-gaps preconfigured.

    Regolith Linux icon
    Regolith Linux icon
    • 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
  7. Wayfire icon
     7 likes

    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)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  8. dwm icon
     24 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. yabai icon
     8 likes

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

    111 yabai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. SwayFX icon
     3 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo Linux
    • Fedora
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Sway
    • FreeBSD
    • Wayland
     
12 of 51 i3-gaps alternatives