SwayFX AlternativesWindow Managers and other similar apps like SwayFX

SwayFX is described as 'Sway is an incredible window manager, and certainly one of the most well established wayland window managers. However, it is restricted to only include the functionality that existed in i3. This fork ditches the simple wlr_renderer, and replaces it with our fx_renderer, capable' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SwayFX for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Wayland, Mac and Windows apps. The best SwayFX alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SwayFX are niri, Sway, i3 and Openbox.

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    Hyprland

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    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

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
    Screenshot of a preconfigured setup
     

    • Hyprland is the most popular Linux alternative to SwayFX.

    • Hyprland is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SwayFX.

    • Hyprland is Free and Open SourceSwayFX is also Free and Open Source
    • Hyprland is Customizable and LightweightSwayFX is not according to our users
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    niri

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    Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
    niri screenshot 1
     
  4. Sway icon

    Sway

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    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)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    Sway screenshot 1
     
  5. i3 icon

    i3

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    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

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    i3 with VIM, git, MPlayer, i3bar
     
  6. Openbox icon

    Openbox

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    Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

    75 Openbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    BlackWhite theme by lyrae @ box-look.org
     
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    GlazeWM

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    A tiling window manager for Windows inspired by i3 and Polybar.

    31 GlazeWM alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Rust
    GlazeWM screenshot 1
     

    • GlazeWM is the most popular Windows alternative to SwayFX.

    • GlazeWM is Free and Open SourceSwayFX is also Free and Open Source
    • GlazeWM is LightweightSwayFX is not according to our users
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    awesome

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    awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    awesome screenshot 1
     
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    Fluxbox

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    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • C++
    fluxbox with a custom theme
     
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    bspwm

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    A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.

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    • Linux
    bspwm screenshot 1
     
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    Sxmo

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    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...

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    Platforms

    • postmarketOS
    • Linux Mobile
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  13. KWin

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    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    KWin's desktop cube.
     
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    Qtile

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    A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Qtile screenshot 1
     
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