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

VEEER
VEEER is a lightweight window manager for your mac OSX - designed for designers & developers and built for a maximum workflow speed.
60 VEEER alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
VEEER Features
Snap windows
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VEEER VS yabai
Is VEEER a good alternative to yabai?

Tuck
Tuck is a handy menu bar application that allows you to quickly and simply clear multi-window clutter by hiding windows under your screen edges.
75 Tuck alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Tuck Features
Hide apps
Snap windows
Window docking
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Tuck VS yabai
Is Tuck a good alternative to yabai?

ActiveDock
Application Launcher, improved Dock for macOS, alternative to Apple Dock, uBar, HyperDock.
88 ActiveDock alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Window Manager
- Application Launcher
Platforms
- Mac
+1
ActiveDock Features
1. Launcher
2. Dock
3. Window docking
4. Window organizer
5. Alternatives
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ActiveDock VS yabai
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WMFS²
WMFS² is a lightweight and highly configurable tiling window manager for X written in C. WMFS² is a free software distributed under the BSD license. It can be driven from keyboard or mouse and its configuratio...
54 WMFS² alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
WMFS² Features
Lightweight
Minimalistic
Tiling
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Discontinued
The last update on the GitHub repo (https://github.com/xorg62/wmfs) was on August 14th, 2013. The official website is no longer accessible, but has been archived by Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20141218125810/http://wmfs.info/
WMFS² VS yabai
Is WMFS² a good alternative to yabai?

Autumn
Autumn is a full customizable window manager for Mac with a built-in IDE for coders to configure everything with JavaScript or TypeScript.
64 Autumn alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Autumn Features
Window organizer
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Discontinued
The company Sephware announced in March 2019 that Autumn was made open source. Now the project is on GitHub, but it seems abandoned. Last version, 1.0.7, released on March 27, 2019, can be still downloaded from GitHub
Autumn VS yabai
Is Autumn a good alternative to yabai?

Deskovery
Deskovery is an OS X window manager. Windowshade, align, resize, change transparency of your windows.
64 Deskovery alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
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Deskovery VS yabai
Is Deskovery a good alternative to yabai?

AROW
Arrange, resize, snap, and move windows in OS X with the help of keyboard shortcuts, certain window dragging gestures, or using OS X's window buttons.
64 AROW alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
AROW Features
Snap windows
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Discontinued
Dear S,Thanks for contacting us.Sorry that the app AROW is not available now. We removed it for sales due to some problems a year ago.Best Regards,Gerald NiLighten Software Supporthttps://www.lightenpdf.com
AROW VS yabai
Is AROW a good alternative to yabai?

Tiled - Arrange windows like a pro
Tiled is a Chrome extension that lets you arrange your windows using a grid-based interface.
55 Tiled - Arrange windows like a pro alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Google Chrome
Tiled - Arrange windows like a pro Features
Support for Multiple Monitors
Lightweight
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Tiled - Arrange windows like a pro VS yabai
Is this a good alternative to yabai?

Grid Window Manager
The fast, easy way to organize windows on your Mac.
54 Grid Window Manager alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Grid Window Manager Features
Window organizer
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+2
Grid Window Manager VS yabai
Is Grid Window Manager a good alternative to yabai?

Pinnacle
Pinnacle is a Wayland compositor built in Rust using Smithay. It's my attempt at creating something like AwesomeWM for Wayland.
52 Pinnacle alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
Pinnacle Features
Compositor
Rust
Wayland Support
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Pinnacle VS yabai
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Cagebreak
A Wayland Tiling Compositor Inspired by Ratpoison.
55 Cagebreak alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland
Cagebreak Features
Tiling Window Manager
Compositor
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Cagebreak VS yabai
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kiwmi
kiwmi is a work-in-progress extensive user-configurable Wayland Compositor. kiwmi specifically does not enforce any logic, allowing for the creation of Lua-scripted behaviors, making arduous tasks such as modal window m...
60 kiwmi alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Window Manager
Platforms
- Wayland
- Linux
kiwmi Features
Wayland Support
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kiwmi VS yabai
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