JWM Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   wio

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Since

   • Since 2024

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • FreeBSD

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   Wmderland

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   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)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Since

   • Since 2018

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   strataWM

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   Strata is a cutting-edge, robust and sleek Wayland compositor written in Rust using the Smithay library. It is designed to be minimal and flexible yet customizable. Strata is configured in Lua, a lightweight, high-level, multi-paradigm programming language.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Window Manager
   • Wayland Compositor

   Since

   • Since 2024

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wayland

   

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   wtftw

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   Window Tiling For The Win (wtftw) is a tiling window manager written in Rust.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Since

   • Since 2019

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   

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   OmniWM

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   OmniWM is a free, open-source, Developer ID-signed and Apple-notarized tiling window manager for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 26 or later. It combines Niri-style orientation-aware scrolling containers and Hyprland-style Dwindle BSP layouts, selectable per workspace, with...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Since

   • Since 2026

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   yashiki

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   macOS tiling window manager.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Since

   • Since 2026

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   Jay

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   A Wayland compositor.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Since

   • Since 2024

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Rust
   • Wayland

   

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