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KWin Alternatives
KWin is described as 'Window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to KWin for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, Windows, BSD and X11 apps. The best KWin alternative is niri, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like KWin are Compiz, VirtuaWin, awesome and Qtile.
Alternatives list
Pinnacle is a Wayland compositor built in Rust using Smithay. It's my attempt at creating something like AwesomeWM for Wayland.
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A Wayland compositor based on Mir. It features a tiling window manager at its core, very much in the style of i3 and sway. The intention is to build a compositor that is flashier and more feature-rich than either of those compositors, like swayfx.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Openbox
- Wayland
Adds eye-candy effects to windows (and start menu) like deformations (e.g: jelly windows - that makes moved window wiggle like being made from jelly; or fold - which hides windows by folding up horizontally, and unfolds when showing), physics (e.g.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
An autotile manager for Plasma 6. An (unofficial) spiritual successor to Bismuth built on KWin 6. The descendant of autotile.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE
- Wayland
dwl is a compact, hackable compositor for Wayland based on wlroots. It is intended to fill the same space in the Wayland world that dwm does in X11, primarily in terms of functionality, and secondarily in terms of philosophy. Like dwm, dwl is:
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CubeDesktop NXT provides you up to 16 workspaces, each with its own wallpaper and set of icons, allowing you to quickly and easily switch between them using a live and interactive 3D environment.
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mDesktop is a lightweight application that allows the user to utilize multiple virtual desktops. Also, mDesktop integrates with Hotcorners. mDesktop currently supports up to ten virtual desktops.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
A lightweight utility for allowing you to quickly snap windows to a tiling grid under your existing Linux window manager. Can be triggered via keyboard shortcuts, the command line, or D-Bus calls.
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