Mir AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like Mir

Mir is described as 'The purpose of Mir is to enable the development of user interfaces shells. In the case of Ubuntu, Mir will be utilized by next generation Unity. In addition, Mir will be developed in a manner that will retain its flexibility and usability in order that shells other than Unity' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are three alternatives to Mir for Linux, BSD and Mac. The best Mir alternative is Wayland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mir are X11 and XQuartz.

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The purpose of Mir is to enable the development of user interfaces shells. In the case of Ubuntu, Mir will be utilized by...

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    Wayland

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    Wayland is a project to define a protocol for a compositor to talk to its clients as well as a library implementation of the protocol.

    5 Wayland alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Wayland screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    Wayland VS Mir

     

    • Wayland is the most popular Linux alternative to Mir.

    • Wayland is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mir.

    • Wayland is Free and Open SourceMir is also Free and Open Source
    • Wayland is LightweightMir is not according to our users
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    X11

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    The X.Org project provides an open source implementation of the X Window System. The development work is being done in conjunction with the freedesktop.org community. The X.Org Foundation is the educational non-profit corporation whose Board serves this effort, and whose Members...

    5 X11 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    X11 screenshot 1

    X11 Features

    1.  Desktop Widget
    2.  Windows-like

    X11 VS Mir

     
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    XQuartz

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    This provides a windowing system for some applications that normally run on Linux, as well as for forwarding GUI from the server to your client computer.

    3 XQuartz alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    XQuartz screenshot 1

    XQuartz Features

    1.  X server
    2.  Graphical User Interface

    XQuartz VS Mir

     

    • XQuartz is the most popular Mac alternative to Mir.

    • XQuartz is Free and Open SourceMir is also Free and Open Source
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