Top 11 Open-Source Alternatives to KWin

Product categories

Automation Cloud Computing Desktop Environments Image Optimisation Linux Linux Distribution Multi Monitor OS & Utilities Open Source Operating Systems Utilities Window Manager

Summary

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

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 89 social mentions
Cairo Shell Landing Page
2

Cairo Shell

Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Image Optimisation #Note Taking #Cloud Computing 2 social mentions
Window Maker Landing Page
3

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
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
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
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 3 social mentions
Arcan Landing Page
6

Arcan

Game engine and multimedia framework and display server.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems 15 social mentions
qtile Landing Page
7

qtile

Qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written in Python.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 6 social mentions
herbstluftwm Landing Page
8

herbstluftwm

herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 8 social mentions
XQuartz Landing Page
9

XQuartz

The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #OS & Utilities #Linux
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
#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 143 social mentions
QuickTile Landing Page
11

QT

QuickTile

A lightweight utility for allowing you to quickly snap windows to a tiling grid under your existing...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #OSX Tools #OSX Window Manager 4 social mentions