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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.

Top 10 Open-Source Alternatives to JWM

i3 Xmonad herbstluftwm Sway qtile elementary OS LeftWM Arcan Lumina Desktop Environment

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to JWM are i3, Xmonad, and herbstluftwm. 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.
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    i3

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

    #Window Manager #Linux #Open Source 89 social mentions

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    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

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

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 8 social mentions

  4. 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

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    Sway is a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager, but for Wayland instead of X11.
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    • Open Source

    #Health And Fitness #Meditation #Sleep 52 social mentions

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    Qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written in Python.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 6 social mentions

  7. A fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS. Pay what you want or download for free.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 143 social mentions

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    OS & Utilities
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Window Manager #Utilities

  9. 9
    Game engine and multimedia framework and display server.
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems 15 social mentions

  10. Lumina is a lightweight, BSD licensed, standards-compliant desktop environment based upon Qt and...
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    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Desktop Environments 6 social mentions

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