yabai Alternatives

yabai is described as 'Started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to yabai for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Wayland and Windows apps. The best yabai alternative is Rectangle, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like yabai are Loop - Window Management, Hyprland, i3 and AquaSnap.

yabai

Window Manager
Free • Open Source

yabai started as a C99 rewrite of chunkwm, originally supposed to be its first RC version.

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yabai alternatives page was last updated May 11, 2024

wmii
wmii is a small, dynamic window manager for X11. It is scriptable, has a 9p filesystem interface and supports classic and tiling (acme-like) window management. It aims to maintain a small and clean (read hackable and be...
62 wmii alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
wmii Features
Tiling
X server
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wmii VS yabai
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JWM
JWM is a light-weight window manager for the X11 Window System. JWM is written in C and uses only Xlib at a minimum. Because of its small footprint, JWM makes a good window manager for older computers and less powerful ...
63 JWM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
JWM Features
Lightweight
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JWM VS yabai
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newm
newm is a Wayland compositor written with laptops and touchpads in mind. The idea is, instead of placing windows inside the small viewport (that is, the monitor) to arrange them along an arbitrarily large two-dimensiona...
60 newm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
newm Features
No registration required
Ad-free
Lightweight
Wayland Support
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newm VS yabai
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SwayFX
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 ...
55 SwayFX alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Gentoo Linux
- Fedora
- Nix Package Manager
- Sway
- FreeBSD
- Wayland
SwayFX Features
1. No registration required
2. No Tracking
3. Compositor
4. Wayland Support
5. OPENGL
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SwayFX VS yabai
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DeskScope
DeskScope is an easy-to-use window manager with the Desk View™, an interactive view of the desktop. DeskScope creates mini-windows on the Desk View to represent desktop applications and Windows 11 apps.
76 DeskScope alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
DeskScope VS yabai
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Amethyst
Amethyst is a tiling window manager for Mac similar to the xmonad tiling window manager popular on Linux. Amethyst is written in Objective-C and has configurable shortcuts, multi-monitor support, multiple layouts, and t...
88 Amethyst alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Amethyst Features
1. Snap windows
2. Tiling Layouts
3. Customize Windows
4. Multi Column View
5. Autostart
6. Mouse tracking
7. Application whitelisting
8. Floating windows
9. Toggle
10. Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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Amethyst VS yabai
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LeftWM
Left is a tiling window manager written in rust for stability and performance. The core of left is designed to do one thing and one thing well. Be a window manager. Because you probably want more than just a black scree...
62 LeftWM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
LeftWM Features
Lightweight
Support for Multiple Monitors
Tiling Window Manager
X server
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LeftWM VS yabai
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niri
Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.
67 niri alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
niri Features
Rust
Tiling Window Manager
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niri VS yabai
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Japokwm
A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀
55 Japokwm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Japokwm Features
Ad-free
No registration required
Lightweight
Tiling
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Japokwm VS yabai
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Polonium
An autotile manager for Plasma 6. An (unofficial) spiritual successor to Bismuth built on KWin 6. The descendant of autotile.
66 Polonium alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE
- Wayland
Polonium Features
1. No registration required
2. Wayland Support
3. Tiling Window Manager
4. Tiling
5. KDE
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Polonium VS yabai
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dwl
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 philo...
70 dwl alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
dwl Features
Compositor
Tiling
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+5
dwl VS yabai
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Gnome Mutter
Mutter is a Wayland display server and X11 window manager and compositor library.
60 Gnome Mutter alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- GNOME
- Wayland
Gnome Mutter Features
Wayland Support
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Gnome Mutter VS yabai
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