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KWin logo KWin

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

Xcompmgr logo Xcompmgr

Xcompmgr is a simple composite manager capable of rendering drop shadows and primitive window transparency. Designed solely as a proof-of-concept, Xcompmgr is a lightweight alternative to Compiz and similar composite managers.
  • KWin Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-01
  • Xcompmgr Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-26

KWin

Categories
  • Linux
  • Window Manager
  • Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Infrastructure
Website userbase.kde.org
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Xcompmgr

Categories
  • Window Manager
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Note Taking
Website cgit.freedesktop.org
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KWin videos

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Review Sih KWIN | KLX Gordon Yang Menggoyahkan Iman

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  • Review - KWIN App Review for iPhone, iPod, iPad

Xcompmgr videos

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Gnome + Xcompmgr + 3ddesktop

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to KWin and Xcompmgr)

KWin

Xcompmgr

Linux
77 77%
Linux
23% 23
Window Manager
53 53%
Window Manager
47% 47
Mac
0 0%
Mac
100% 100
Note Taking
58 58%
Note Taking
42% 42

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Xcompmgr seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 1 time since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

KWin mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of KWin yet. Tracking of KWin recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Xcompmgr mentions (1)

  • What compositor to use?
    There is xcompmgr, which is still maintained, but it lacks a lot of features from Picom. The only appeal of it is because it's more lightweight, or maybe someone can't get Picom to work right for whatever reason. Source: 11 months ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing KWin and Xcompmgr, you can also consider the following products

Dexpot - If you don't have Dexpot yet, the new update makes it a must-have tool for Windows, adding a ton of features to your desktop that you never knew you wanted.

picom - A lightweight compositor for X11 (previously a compton fork).

VirtuaWin - VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista/Win7/Win10). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called 'workspaces').

Contexts - Switch between application windows effortlessly — with Fast Search, a better Command-Tab, a Sidebar or even a quick gesture. Free trial available.

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.

Alt-Tab Thingy - If you are not familiar with the Alt-Tab task switcher in Windows, its a keyboard short-cut...

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