Qtile AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like Qtile

Qtile is described as 'A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Qtile for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, Mac and X11 apps. The best Qtile alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Qtile are niri, Sway, i3 and Openbox.

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Qtile alternatives page was last updated May 10, 2024

Hyprland
37 likes
An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows.
26 Hyprland alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
BSD
openSUSE
Arch Linux
Gentoo
Fedora
Ubuntu
Debian
FreeBSD
Alpine Linux
Slackware
Wayland
+3
Is Hyprland a good alternative to Qtile?
Hyprland is the most popular Linux alternative to Qtile.
Hyprland is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Qtile.
Hyprland is Free and Open SourceQtile is also Free and Open Source
Hyprland is Customizable and LightweightQtile is not according to our users
niri
10 likes
Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.
77 niri alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Russia
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
Is niri a good alternative to Qtile?
Sway
22 likes
Sway is a Tiling Wayland Compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11. It works with your existing i3 configuration and supports most of i3's features, plus a few extras.
26 Sway alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Wayland Compositor
Origin
International
Platforms
Linux
Is Sway a good alternative to Qtile?
i3
71 likes
i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager with clean, readable and documented code, featuring extended Xinerama support, usage of libxcb instead of xlib and several improvements over wmii.
79 i3 alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+1
Is i3 a good alternative to Qtile?
Openbox
78 likes
Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
75 Openbox alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
Canada
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Is Openbox a good alternative to Qtile?
awesome
39 likes
awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+2
Is awesome a good alternative to Qtile?
Fluxbox
33 likes
Fluxbox is a window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code. It is very light on resources and easy to handle but yet full of features to make an easy, and extremely fast, desktop experience. It is built using C++ and licensed under the MIT license.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
C++
Is Fluxbox a good alternative to Qtile?
bspwm
13 likes
A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
International
Platforms
Linux
Is bspwm a good alternative to Qtile?
Sxmo
2 likes
A minimalist Linux smartphone environment that is truly yours to control. Sxmo, or Simple X Mobile, is a collection of simple and suckless X programs and scripts used together to create a fully functional mobile UI adhering to the Unix philosophy for the PinePhone and other...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
International
Platforms
postmarketOS
Linux Mobile
Is Sxmo a good alternative to Qtile?
KWin
9 likes
KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an 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.
56 KWin alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Is KWin a good alternative to Qtile?
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 types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
Is river a good alternative to Qtile?
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.
69 IceWM alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
BSD
+2
Is IceWM a good alternative to Qtile?