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i3

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.

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  • Linux
  • BSD
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Top Positive Comment
desgua
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Fast, well documented, easy to learn and configure.

RemovedUser
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It does what I need it to do. Very simple without added stuff you don't need.

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RemovedUser
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Best tiling windows manager on the planet period! If you have multiple monitors, this is WM to have and use.

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Lunatica
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PROS

  • probably the easiest dynamic window manager while also being feature-rich.
  • defaults are ok to begin with
  • very good documentation for users
  • very and easily customizable
  • has all the major container layouts out of the box: tiling, tabbed, stacked, floating
  • plust it has the very useful scratchpad (and sticking of windows)
  • resource usage is ok
  • has good performance
  • you can create customizable layouts

CONS

  • there are some annoying bugs related to the layouts
  • no way to restore sessions; however it's possible to create the customizable layouts (which has some degree of automation but still needs manual intervention) to sort of try and recreate those sessions
  • it will die with Xorg
Cora
1

I was skeptical at first of how well a tiling window manager would work, but decided to give it a try (with a base Debian MATE environment), and it has worked surprisingly well, allowed for every customization that I've needed, and has greatly improved the speed of my workflow. Color me impressed!

moitulok10
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It's the best tiling window manager for my needs. Great documentation. Great config file syntax. Great performance.

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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.

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