Qtile Alternatives

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 Mar 31, 2026

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Jay
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A Wayland compositor.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Rust
Wayland
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Is Jay a good alternative to Qtile?
sxwm
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tiling window managers dont have to be difficult.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
X11
Is sxwm a good alternative to Qtile?
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Cagebreak
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A Wayland Tiling Compositor Inspired by Ratpoison.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
C
Is Cagebreak a good alternative to Qtile?
OmniWM
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MacOS Niri and Hyprland inspired tiling window manager that's developer signed and notorized (safe for managed enterprise environments). Aiming for parity and extra innovation.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
Is OmniWM a good alternative to Qtile?
StumpWM
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StumpWM is a tiling, keyboard driven X11 Window Manager written and scriptable in Common Lisp. StumpWM attempts to be customizable yet visually minimal. There are no window decorations, no icons, and no buttons.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Window Manager
Origin
International
Platforms
Linux
Is StumpWM a good alternative to Qtile?
Cocoa-Way
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Native macOS Wayland compositor in Rust using Smithay, providing seamless Linux app streaming and display with OpenGL rendering, HiDPI Retina support, hardware acceleration, polished UI, server-side decorations, direct Wayland protocol, and zero VM overhead.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Mac
Homebrew
Wayland
Is Cocoa-Way a good alternative to Qtile?
yashiki
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macOS tiling window manager.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Platforms
Mac
Is yashiki a good alternative to Qtile?