
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 100 alternatives to yabai for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Wayland, BSD and Windows apps. The best yabai alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like yabai are Rectangle, Sway, niri and Loop - Window Management.
Alternatives list

Window manager for X inspired by DWM, i3, and other tiling window managers. Windows are assigned to tags, and are automatically arranged on the screen in a stacked layout making the most of your monitor.

Native macOS Wayland compositor in Rust using Smithay, providing seamless Linux app streaming and display with OpenGL rendering, HiDPI Retina support, hardware acceleration, polished UI, server-side decorations, direct Wayland protocol, and zero VM overhead.



Free macOS window manager that saves and restores your entire workspace layout with one keystroke. Every app, every window position, every display. Includes window snapping, drag-to-snap, and unlimited named workspaces.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac


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Cage is a kiosk compositor for Wayland. A kiosk is a window manager (in the X11 world) or compositor (in the Wayland world) that is designed for a user experience wherein user interaction and activities outside the scope of the running application are prevented.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Linux
- Wayland

MacOS Niri and Hyprland inspired tiling window manager that's developer signed and notorized (safe for managed enterprise environments). Aiming for parity and extra innovation.

















