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The 20 Best Linux Window Managers: A Comprehensive List for Linux Users

This page summarizes and extends the software alternatives mentioned in the source article on www.ubuntupit.com.
2022-02-25

i3 awesome Xmonad dwm Gala Fluxbox musca spectrwm
Utilities Window Manager Linux
  1. i3 Landing Page
    i3 Landing Page
    1

    i3

    A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Open Source 90 social mentions

  2. awesome Landing Page
    awesome Landing Page
    2

    awesome

    A dynamic window manager for the X Window System developed in the C and Lua programming languages.

    #Linux #Window Manager #Utilities

  3. Xmonad Landing Page
    Xmonad Landing Page
    3

    Xmonad

    xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Window Manager #Utilities 15 social mentions

  4. Openbox Landing Page
    Openbox Landing Page
    4
    O

    Openbox

    Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

    #Linux #Window Manager #Desktop Environments

  5. dwm Landing Page
    dwm Landing Page
    5

    dwm

    dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.

    #Linux #Window Manager #Utilities 67 social mentions

  6. Gala Landing Page
    Gala Landing Page
    6

    Gala

    Gala is a window manager / compositing manager and an integral part of Pantheon, the desktop...

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities

  7. KWin Landing Page
    KWin Landing Page
    7
    KW

    KWin

    KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland...

    #Linux #Window Manager #Open Source

  8. Fluxbox Landing Page
    Fluxbox Landing Page
    8

    Fluxbox

    Fluxbox is a window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code.

    #Linux #Window Manager #Utilities 6 social mentions

  9. musca Landing Page
    musca Landing Page
    9

    musca

    Productivity and Qt

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities

  10. spectrwm Landing Page
    spectrwm Landing Page
    10

    spectrwm

    spectrwm is a small dynamic tiling window manager for X11.

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 12 social mentions

  11. herbstluftwm Landing Page
    herbstluftwm Landing Page
    11

    herbstluftwm

    herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 9 social mentions

  12. Enlightenment Landing Page
    Enlightenment Landing Page
    12

    Enlightenment

    Enlightenment is not just a window manager for Linux/X11 and others, but also a whole suite of...

    #Linux #Window Manager #Desktop Environments 4 social mentions

  13. JWM Landing Page
    JWM Landing Page
    13
    JWM

    JWM

    Also known as Joe's Window Manager. Created in 2003, one of the default window manager for Puppy Linux, and actively updated by Joe, its creator.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Window Manager #Utilities 3 social mentions

  14. Window Maker Landing Page
    Window Maker Landing Page
    14
    WM

    Window Maker

    Window Maker is a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Window Manager #Open Source 1 social mentions

  15. IceWM Landing Page
    IceWM Landing Page
    15

    IceWM

    icewm home page . Bug Tracking. If you have a patch, a bug report or a feature request to submit, please do so at the icewm project page at SourceForge.

    #Linux #Window Manager #Utilities

  16. Pantheon Desktop Landing Page
    Pantheon Desktop Landing Page
    16
    PD

    Pantheon Desktop

    Pantheon is the desktop environment of elementary OS. It is written in Vala, using GTK 3 and Granite

    #Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems

  17. 17
    XFW

    XFWM

    This product hasn't been added to SaaSHub yet

  18. Ratpoison Landing Page
    Ratpoison Landing Page
    18

    Ratpoison

    Ratpoison is a simple window manager with no fat library dependencies, no fancy graphics, no window...

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 3 social mentions

  19. Compiz Landing Page
    Compiz Landing Page
    19

    Compiz

    Project information. Maintainer: PS Project Management Team. Driver: Compiz Maintainers. Licence: GNU GPL v2, GNU LGPL v2. 1, MIT / X / Expat Licence.

    #Window Manager #Note Taking #Linux

  20. Wayland Landing Page
    Wayland Landing Page
    20

    Wayland

    Wayland is intended as a simpler replacement for X, easier to develop and maintain.

    #Window Manager #Linux #OS & Utilities 24 social mentions

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