Umbriel AlternativesWayland Compositors and other similar apps like Umbriel

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

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  1. Hyprland icon
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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.

    37 Hyprland alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
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  2. niri icon
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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.

    86 niri alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  3. i3 icon
     74 likes

    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.

    89 i3 alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. Sway icon
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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.

    57 Sway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  5. Openbox icon
     77 likes

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

    80 Openbox alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. awesome icon
     39 likes

    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
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  7.  9 likes

    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.

    60 KWin alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  8. Qtile icon
     8 likes

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

    81 Qtile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Wayfire icon
     7 likes

    Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.

    36 Wayfire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  10. river icon
     4 likes

    Wayland compositor featuring dynamic tiling and Master&Stack layout, offering configuration through riverctl tool with tag system for window management, customizable with rivertile and user layout generators, allowing flexible workspace setup without traditional workspaces.

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    • Linux
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  11. IceWM icon
     11 likes

    IceWM is a Window Manager for X Window System. It is fast and memory-efficient, and it provides many different looks including Windows'95, OS/2 Warp 3,4, Motif.

    76 IceWM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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