RediWM Alternatives

Apps similar to RediWM include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are niri, i3, Sway and GlazeWM. There's no shortage of Window Managers like RediWM, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows and the web.

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    An openbox clone on Wayland (WIP).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • Openbox
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    Pinnacle is a Wayland compositor built in Rust using Smithay. It's my attempt at creating something like AwesomeWM for Wayland.

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  3. miracle-wm icon
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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

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    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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    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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    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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    Making dwm as beautiful as possible!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Defi icon
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    Defi is a free and open-source scrolling window manager for macOS, inspired by Niri.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. PaperWM icon
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    PaperWM is an experimental Gnome Shell extension providing scrollable tiling of windows and per monitor workspaces. It's inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers. Supports Gnome Shell 3.28 and 3.30 on X11 and wayland.

    55 PaperWM alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
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    Wio is a Wayland compositor for Linux & FreeBSD which has a similar look & feel to plan9's rio.

    Cost / License

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    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  9. Cardboard is a unique, scrollable tiling Wayland compositor designed with laptops in mind. Based on wlroots.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  10. StumpWM icon
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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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. sxwm icon
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    tiling window managers dont have to be difficult.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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    A Wayland compositor.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Wayland
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