mangowc Alternatives

Apps similar to mangowc include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are niri, GlazeWM, Sway and i3. You're spoiled for choice with Window Managers like mangowc: we list more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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mangowc alternatives page was last updated Jun 29, 2026

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Rift
4 likes
Rift is a tiling window manager for macOS that focuses on performance and usability.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
R
Good alternative?Is Rift a good alternative to mangowc?
Qtile
8 likes
A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
+2
Good alternative?Is Qtile a good alternative to mangowc?
MouseTiler
2 likes
The fastest, simplest tiler for KDE Plasma 6+ that gives you full freedom at your fingertip. No need to remember dozens of keyboard shortcuts or be limited by a fixed tile layout.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
KDE Plasma
Good alternative?Is MouseTiler a good alternative to mangowc?
Wayfire
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.
36 Wayfire alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Origin
Bulgaria
EU
Platforms
Linux
FreeBSD
Bulgaria
EU
Good alternative?Is Wayfire a good alternative to mangowc?
river
4 likes
Wayland compositor featuring dynamic tiling and Master&Stack layout, offering configuration through riverctl tool with tag system for window management, customizable with rivertile and user layout generators, allowing flexible workspace setup without traditional workspaces.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Good alternative?Is river a good alternative to mangowc?
IceWM
11 likes
IceWM is a 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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+2
Good alternative?Is IceWM a good alternative to mangowc?
Amethyst
22 likes
Amethyst is a tiling window manager for Mac similar to the xmonad tiling window manager popular on Linux. Amethyst is written in Objective-C and has configurable shortcuts, multi-monitor support, multiple layouts, and the option to float certain applications.
119 Amethyst alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
United States
Good alternative?Is Amethyst a good alternative to mangowc?
yabai
7 likes
yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.
134 yabai alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Norway
Platforms
Mac
Norway
Good alternative?Is yabai a good alternative to mangowc?
Miriway
2 likes
Miriway is a starting point for creating a Wayland based desktop environment using Mir.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
Good alternative?Is Miriway a good alternative to mangowc?
Komorebi Window Manager
4 likes
komorebi is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's Desktop Window Manager in Windows 10 and above.
91 Komorebi Window Manager alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
Windows
+2
Good alternative?Is this a good alternative to mangowc?
MangoWM
1 like
Practical and powerful Wayland compositor (dwm but wayland).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Wayland
+3
Good alternative?Is MangoWM a good alternative to mangowc?
Japokwm
2 likes
A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀
75 Japokwm alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
Good alternative?Is Japokwm a good alternative to mangowc?