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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to KWin

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Cairo Shell i3 awesome Xmonad qtile herbstluftwm Arcan elementary OS

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Cloud Computing Cloud Infrastructure Desktop Environments Health And Fitness Image Optimisation Linux Linux Distribution Mac Tools Open Source Operating Systems Utilities Window Manager

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to KWin are Window Maker, Cairo Shell, and i3. 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.
  1. Window Maker Landing Page
    Window Maker Landing Page
    1
    WM

    Window Maker

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

    #Open Source #Linux #Window Manager 1 social mentions

  2. Cairo Shell Landing Page
    Cairo Shell Landing Page
    2

    Cairo Shell

    Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Cloud Computing #Note Taking #Cloud Infrastructure 2 social mentions

  3. i3 Landing Page
    i3 Landing Page
    3

    i3

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

    #Open Source #Linux #Utilities 92 social mentions

  4. awesome Landing Page
    awesome Landing Page
    4

    awesome

    A dynamic window manager for the X Window System developed in the C and Lua programming languages.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Open Source #Linux #Utilities

  5. JWM Landing Page
    JWM Landing Page
    5
    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

    #Open Source #Linux #Window Manager 3 social mentions

  6. Xmonad Landing Page
    Xmonad Landing Page
    6

    Xmonad

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

    #Open Source #Linux #Utilities 15 social mentions

  7. qtile Landing Page
    qtile Landing Page
    7

    qtile

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

    #Open Source #Linux #Utilities 6 social mentions

  8. herbstluftwm Landing Page
    herbstluftwm Landing Page
    8

    herbstluftwm

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

    #Open Source #Linux #Utilities 9 social mentions

  9. Arcan Landing Page
    Arcan Landing Page
    9

    Arcan

    Game engine and multimedia framework and display server.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Operating Systems #Linux #Linux Distribution 26 social mentions

  10. elementary OS Landing Page
    elementary OS Landing Page
    10

    elementary OS

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

    #Open Source #Operating Systems #Linux 147 social mentions

  11. Sway Landing Page
    Sway Landing Page
    11

    Sway

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

    #Sleep #Meditation #Linux 53 social mentions

  12. altdrag Landing Page
    altdrag Landing Page
    12

    altdrag

    AltDrag allows you to move and resize windows much easier.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #OSX Tools #Mac Tools #Window Manager 20 social mentions

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