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qtile

Qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written in Python.

Top 10 Open-Source Alternatives to qtile

i3 Xmonad herbstluftwm Sway XQuartz Arcan LeftWM AutoHotkey

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to qtile 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.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Open Source 89 social mentions

  2. 2
    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. 4
    Sway is a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager, but for Wayland instead of X11.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Health And Fitness #Meditation #Sleep 52 social mentions

  5. The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #OS & Utilities #Linux

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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.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 3 social mentions

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

    #Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems 15 social mentions

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    OS & Utilities
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Window Manager #Utilities

  10. The ultimate automation scripting language for Windows.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Windows Tools #Scripts #Automation 38 social mentions

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