Waybox AlternativesWindow Managers & Wayland Compositors like Waybox

Waybox is described as 'An openbox clone on Wayland (WIP)' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Waybox for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, X11, FreeBSD and BSD apps. The best Waybox alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Waybox are niri, Sway, GlazeWM and river.

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  1. Hyprland icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
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    • Hyprland is the most popular Linux alternative to Waybox.

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

    • Hyprland is Free and Open SourceWaybox is also Free and Open Source
    • Hyprland is Customizable and LightweightWaybox is not according to our users
  2. niri icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. GlazeWM icon

    GlazeWM

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

    31 GlazeWM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Rust
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    • GlazeWM is the most popular Windows alternative to Waybox.

    • GlazeWM is Free and Open SourceWaybox is also Free and Open Source
    • GlazeWM is LightweightWaybox is not according to our users
  6. river icon

    river

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Wayfire icon

    Wayfire

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  9. SwayFX icon

    SwayFX

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo Linux
    • Fedora
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Sway
    • FreeBSD
    • Wayland
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  10. Japokwm icon

    Japokwm

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    A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. mangowc icon

    mangowc

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    wayland compositor base wlroots and scenefx(dwm but wayland).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux
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  13. Labwc icon

    Labwc

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    Labwc stands for Lab Wayland Compositor, where lab can mean any of the following:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. hikari icon

    hikari

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    hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.

    80 hikari alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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