SwayFX Alternatives

Apps similar to SwayFX include Hyprland, which is free and open source. Other options are niri, Sway, i3 and GlazeWM. You're spoiled for choice with Window Managers like SwayFX: we list more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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SwayFX alternatives page was last updated Jan 29, 2026

Way Cooler
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Way Cooler is a tiling Wayland window manager, written in Rust, configurable using Lua, and extendable with D-Bus.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Window Manager
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Linux
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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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