Sway Alternatives

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   yashiki

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   macOS tiling window manager.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   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

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • X11

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   paneru

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   A scrollable, tiling window manager for MacOS.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   Defi

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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

   • Window Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Superior X Window Manager

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   Window manager for X inspired by DWM, i3, and other tiling window managers. Windows are assigned to tags, and are automatically arranged on the screen in a stacked layout making the most of your monitor.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • X11

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8. 

   

   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

   

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   MangoWM

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   Practical and powerful Wayland compositor (dwm but wayland).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Window Manager
   • Wayland Compositor

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Wayland

   

   

   

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    OmniWM

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    OmniWM is a free, open-source, Developer ID-signed and Apple-notarized tiling window manager for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 26 or later. It combines Niri-style orientation-aware scrolling containers and Hyprland-style Dwindle BSP layouts, selectable per workspace, with...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Window Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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    Konveyor

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    Scrolling column tiling for KDE Plasma.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Window Manager

    Origin

    • Thailand

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma

    • Thailand

    

    

    

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