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

    Key i3 features:

    Efficient Window Management Lightweight Customizability Keyboard-Centric

    Open Source

    /i3-alternatives
  2. 60

    Fluxbox is a window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code.

    Key Fluxbox features:

    Lightweight Customization Speed Stability

    /fluxbox-alternatives
  3. GDPR-compliant meeting scheduling hosted in Germany. Booking pages, built-in video calls, lead routing, CRM and payments in one tool, with all data stored in Frankfurt and a data processing agreement (DPA/AVV) included.

    Key meetergo features:

    German Data Residency Round-Robin and Collective Bookings Built-in Video with AI Recaps CRM with HubSpot and Pipedrive Sync

    Try for free freemium €9.9 / Monthly (Light, per user, billed yearly. Suite 29.90.)

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  4. 56

    A dynamic window manager for the X Window System developed in the C and Lua programming languages.

    Key awesome features:

    Highly Configurable Lightweight Lua Scripting Tiling and Dynamic Layouts

    Open Source

    /awesome-alternatives
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    icewm home page . Bug Tracking. If you have a patch, a bug report or a feature request to submit, please do so at the icewm project page at SourceForge.

    Key IceWM features:

    Lightweight Customizable Simple and Intuitive Stable and Reliable

    /icewm-alternatives
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    dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.

    Key dwm features:

    Lightweight Customizable Simplicity Tiling Window Management

    /dwm-alternatives
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    Hyprland is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn't sacrifice on its looks. - GitHub - vaxerski/Hyprland: Hyprland is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn't sacrifice on ...

    Key Hyprland features:

    Dynamic Tiling Wayland Support Customization Active Development

    Open Source

    /hyprland-alternatives
  8. 36

    xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell.

    Key Xmonad features:

    Highly Customizable Efficient and Minimalist Keyboard-Centric Tiling Window Manager

    Open Source

    /xmonad-alternatives
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    Sway is a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager, but for Wayland instead of X11.

    Key Sway features:

    Wayland Compatibility i3 Compatibility Lightweight Customizability

    Open Source

    /sway-alternatives
  10. 40

    A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.

    Key bspwm features:

    Highly Configurable Efficient Use of Screen Space Lightweight Scriptable with Unix Philosophy

    /bspwm-alternatives
  11. 16

    Enlightenment is not just a window manager for Linux/X11 and others, but also a whole suite of...

    Key Enlightenment features:

    Lightweight Highly Customizable Efficient Aesthetic Design

    /enlightenment-alternatives
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    A minimalist Linux smartphone environment that is truly yours to control.

    Key Sxmo features:

    Simplicity Resource Efficiency User Control Fast Performance

    /sxmo-alternatives
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    KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland...

    Key KWin features:

    Feature-Rich Integration with KDE High Customizability Open Source

    /kwin-alternatives
  14. 13

    Window Maker is a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System.

    Key Window Maker features:

    Lightweight Fast Performance Customizability GNUstep Integration

    Open Source

    /window-maker-alternatives
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