Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Compiz

Product categories

AI App Launcher Cloud Computing Developer Tools Linux Mac Mac Tools Note Taking Open Source Productivity Utilities Window Manager

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Compiz are herbstluftwm, i3, and AltTab. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

herbstluftwm Landing Page
1

herbstluftwm

herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 8 social mentions
i3 Landing Page
2

i3

A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Open Source 89 social mentions
AltTab Landing Page
3

AltTab

Windows alt-tab on macOS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mac #Note Taking #Window Manager 9 social mentions
Xmonad Landing Page
4

Xmonad

xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 14 social mentions
react-cmdk Landing Page
5

r

react-cmdk

Build your dream command palette
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #Mac #Window Manager
qtile Landing Page
6

qtile

Qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written in Python.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 6 social mentions
Window Maker Landing Page
7

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
Keypirinha Landing Page
8

Keypirinha

A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable).
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Mac #Windows Tools 32 social mentions
JWM Landing Page
9

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
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 3 social mentions
Lunar.fyi Landing Page
10

Lunar.fyi

Control monitor brightness, adapt using the ambient light sensor, adjust volume, switch inputs and turn off displays without fiddling with clunky buttons.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $23.0 / One-off (Pro)
#Mac #Utilities #Productivity 77 social mentions
Rectangle Landing Page
11

Rectangle

Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mac Tools #Window Manager #Developer Tools 447 social mentions
Cairo Shell Landing Page
12

Cairo Shell

Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Image Optimisation #Note Taking #Cloud Computing 2 social mentions