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.

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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 Jun 17, 2023

herbstluftwm
herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.
61 herbstluftwm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
herbstluftwm Features
X server
Tiling Window Manager
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bug.n
bug.n is a tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey.
78 bug.n alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
bug.n Features
1. Portable
2. Tiling
3. Workspaces
4. Customization
5. Feed Reader
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bug.n VS yabai
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Ratpoison
Ratpoison is a simple window manager with no fat library dependencies, no fancy graphics, no window decorations, and no rodent dependence. The screen can be split into non-overlapping frames. All windows are kept maximi...
62 Ratpoison alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Ratpoison Features
Tiling
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Ratpoison VS yabai
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hikari
hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.
70 hikari alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
hikari Features
Tiling Window Manager
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hikari VS yabai
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Hyperfocused
Apps in the right spot with one click.
55 Hyperfocused alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Hyperfocused Features
Tiling Layouts
Multiple window layouts
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Hyperfocused VS yabai
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Mjolnir
Lightweight automation and productivity power-tool for OS X.
50 Mjolnir alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
Mjolnir VS yabai
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i3-gaps
i3-gaps is a fork of i3wm, a tiling window manager for X11. It is kept up to date with upstream, adding a few additional features such as gaps between windows.
44 i3-gaps alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
i3-gaps Features
Tiling Window Manager
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Discontinued
i3-gaps has been merged into i3.
i3-gaps VS yabai
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PyTyle
PyTyle is an extremely versatile and extensible tiling manager that is meant to be used on top of EWMH window managers. Its feature set was modeled after the basic tiling features of XMonad.
66 PyTyle alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
PyTyle Features
Window organizer
Tiling Window Manager
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PyTyle VS yabai
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Amethyst Windows
Automatic tiling window manager for Windows 10.
86 Amethyst Windows alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Amethyst Windows Features
Window organizer
Tiling Window Manager
Tiling
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Discontinued
The latest version is from January 2023, and the GitHub repository is archived.
Amethyst Windows VS yabai
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pekwm
pekwm is a window manager that once up on a time was based on the aewm++ window manager, but it has evolved enough that it no longer resembles aewm++ at all. It has a much expanded feature-set, including window grouping...
61 pekwm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
pekwm Features
Lightweight
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+2
pekwm VS yabai
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Cinch
Cinch is Aero Snap for Macs- it offers simple, mouse-driven window management by defining the left, right, and top edges of your screen as hot zones. Cinching to the left or right edges of the screen will resize the win...
61 Cinch alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Cinch VS yabai
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Penc
Penc is a window manager app for macOS designed for use with the trackpad. It lets you use trackpad gestures along with the Command key to move, resize and snap windows to the screen.
66 Penc alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Penc Features
Lightweight
Snap windows
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