wtftw AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Wayland Compositors

The best Wayland Compositor alternative to wtftw is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to wtftw and seven of them are Wayland Compositors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Wayland Compositor alternatives to wtftw are Sway, niri, Wayfire and Japokwm.

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Window Tiling For The Win (wtftw) is a tiling window manager written in Rust.

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wtftw alternatives page was last updated May 10, 2024
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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.

    16 Hyprland alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tiling Window Manager
    2.  Compositor
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    Hyprland VS wtftw

     

    • Hyprland is the most popular Linux alternative to wtftw.

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

    • Hyprland is Free and Open Sourcewtftw is also Free and Open Source
    • Hyprland is Customizable and Lightweightwtftw is not according to our users
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    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.

    16 Sway alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Sway screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Wayland Support
    2.  Tiling Window Manager
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Tiling Layouts
    5.  Tiling

    Sway VS wtftw

     
  4. 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.

    70 niri alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    niri screenshot 1

    niri Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Tiling Window Manager

    niri VS wtftw

     
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    Wayfire screenshot 1

    Wayfire Features

    1.  Wayland Support

    Wayfire VS wtftw

     
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    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. 🚀

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Japokwm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Tiling

    Japokwm VS wtftw

     

  7. dwl

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    dwl is a compact, hackable compositor for Wayland based on wlroots. It is intended to fill the same space in the Wayland world that dwm does in X11, primarily in terms of functionality, and secondarily in terms of philosophy. Like dwm, dwl is:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    dwl screenshot 1

    dwl Features

    1.  Compositor
    2.  Tiling

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  9. Cagebreak

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    A Wayland Tiling Compositor Inspired by Ratpoison.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland

    Cagebreak Features

    1.  Tiling Window Manager
    2.  Compositor

    Cagebreak VS wtftw

     
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