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 Sep 7, 2024

Slate
Slate is a window management application similar to Divvy and SizeUp (except better and free!). Originally written to replace them due to some limitations in how each work, it attempts to overcome them by simply being extremely configurable.
33 Slate alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Slate VS yabai
Is Slate a good alternative to yabai?

Bluetile
Bluetile is a tiling window manager for Linux, designed to integrate with the GNOME desktop environment. It provides both a traditional, stacking layout mode as well as tiling layouts where windows are arranged to use the entire screen without overlapping.
85 Bluetile alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Bluetile Features
Snap windows
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Discontinued
The last commit on this software is ten years ago and the GNOME desktop has moved on. Notably, it is now difficult to replace the default window manager in GNOME.
Bluetile VS yabai
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BentoBox
BentoBox is a versatile window manager for macOS that enhances your productivity by allowing you to snap windows into customizable zones. Inspired by FancyZones on Windows, BentoBox provides a grid-based approach to organizing your workspace, helping you maintain a clean and...
14 BentoBox alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
BentoBox Features
1. Support for Multiple Monitors
2. Dark Mode
3. Ad-free
4. Lightweight
5. Privacy focused
6. No Tracking
7. Window organizer
8. Snap windows
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BentoBox VS yabai
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MultiDock
MultiDock is a simple application that allows you to organize frequently used applications, documents and folders using small panels (Dock’s).
65 MultiDock alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
MultiDock Features
Dock
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+1
MultiDock VS yabai
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Komorebi Window Manager
komorebi is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's Desktop Window Manager in Windows 10 and above.
72 Komorebi Window Manager alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Komorebi Window Manager Features
Dark Mode
Ad-free
No registration required
Tiling Window Manager
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+2
Komorebi Window Manager VS yabai
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Lasso Window Manager
Move and resize windows with your mouse.
56 Lasso Window Manager alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Lasso Window Manager Features
Lightweight
Support for Multiple Monitors
Global hotkey
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+5
Lasso Window Manager VS yabai
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Light Pillar Mosaic
Mosaic allows you to effortlessly resize and re-position windows on your Mac with a simple Drag & Drop, seamlessly integrated into macOS.
62 Light Pillar Mosaic alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- MacPaw Setapp
Light Pillar Mosaic Features
Snap windows
Window organizer
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+2
Light Pillar Mosaic VS yabai
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Vivarium
A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor using wlroots, with desktop semantics inspired by xmonad.
66 Vivarium alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Vivarium Features
Wayland Support
Tiling
Tiling Window Manager
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Vivarium VS yabai
Is Vivarium a good alternative to yabai?

Blackbox WM
Blackbox is an original window manager, sharing no code with any others. It's designed to be fairly small and minimal, making it particularly suited to less powerful computers. It doesn't support images, other than generated gradients, but it does support multiple...
62 Blackbox WM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
Blackbox WM VS yabai
Is Blackbox WM a good alternative to yabai?

Phoenix
Phoenix is a lightweight OS X window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript. You can also easily use languages which compile to JavaScript such as CoffeeScript. Phoenix aims for efficiency and a very small footprint.
61 Phoenix alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Phoenix Features
Lightweight
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Phoenix VS yabai
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WindowTidy
Arrange your application windows using nothing but drag and drop! There are no hot-keys to remember or menus to click, just drag and drop a window onto Layout Icon and it will instantly snap to that layout.
61 WindowTidy alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Discontinued
Please Note! All support and updates will cease at the end of January 2018. See http://www.lightpillar.com/window-tidy.html
WindowTidy VS yabai
Is WindowTidy a good alternative to yabai?

Mosaic Window Manager
A window manager for macOS like you have never seen before.
55 Mosaic Window Manager alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Mosaic Window Manager Features
Window organizer
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+1
Mosaic Window Manager VS yabai
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