IceWM Alternatives

IceWM is described as 'Window Manager for X Window System. It is fast and memory-efficient, and it provides many different looks including Windows'95, OS/2 Warp 3,4, Motif' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to IceWM for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, Mac and X11 apps. The best IceWM alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IceWM are niri, LXDE, Sway and i3.

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  1. yashiki icon
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    macOS tiling window manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  2. Window manager for X inspired by DWM, i3, and other tiling window managers. Windows are assigned to tags, and are automatically arranged on the screen in a stacked layout making the most of your monitor.

    51 Superior X Window Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
     
  3. sxwm icon
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    tiling window managers dont have to be difficult.

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    • Linux
    • X11
     
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    A scrollable, tiling window manager for MacOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  5. Heavily Inspired by i3wm. Wmderland aims to simplify the core functionalities of i3wm, and bundle in the essential features required for a modern but minimal Tiling Window Manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Cocoa-Way icon
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    Native macOS Wayland compositor in Rust using Smithay, providing seamless Linux app streaming and display with OpenGL rendering, HiDPI Retina support, hardware acceleration, polished UI, server-side decorations, direct Wayland protocol, and zero VM overhead.

    42 Cocoa-Way alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    • Wayland
     
  7. PaperWM icon
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    PaperWM is an experimental Gnome Shell extension providing scrollable tiling of windows and per monitor workspaces. It's inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers. Supports Gnome Shell 3.28 and 3.30 on X11 and wayland.

    50 PaperWM alternatives

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    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  8. Cortile icon
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    Linux auto tiling manager with hot corner support for Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfwm, KWin, Marco, Muffin, Mutter and other EWMH compliant window managers using the X11 window system.

    49 Cortile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. StumpWM icon
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    StumpWM is a tiling, keyboard driven X11 Window Manager written and scriptable in Common Lisp. StumpWM attempts to be customizable yet visually minimal. There are no window decorations, no icons, and no buttons.

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    • Linux
     
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    Wio is a Wayland compositor for Linux & FreeBSD which has a similar look & feel to plan9's rio.

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    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  11. OmniWM icon
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    MacOS Niri and Hyprland inspired tiling window manager that's developer signed and notorized (safe for managed enterprise environments). Aiming for parity and extra innovation.

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    • Mac
     
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