A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀
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- Linux
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bug.n Alternatives
bug.n is described as 'Tiling window manager add-on for Microsoft Windows. It is written in the scripting language AutoHotkey' and is a Window Manager in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to bug.n for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, Mac, Windows and BSD apps. The best bug.n alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like bug.n are Noctalia, niri, Sway and i3.
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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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
BCost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Vim
82 Xmonad alternativesxmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. xmonad makes work easier, by automating this.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
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- Mac
- Linux
- X11
- Haskell
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The Emerald Theme Manager allows you to install, edit and switch between Emerald themes. In order for it to work, select Emerald as your window decorator. You will also need to enable the Window Decorations plugin (via CCSM).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Linux
- Debian
- Ubuntu
- BSD
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27 Talisman Desktop alternativesTalisman Desktop is a configurable Windows shell replacement introduced in 1997 by Lighttek Software. It is available in a number of languages including English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Russian and Italian.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Russia
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BB4Win (Blackbox for Windows) is an alternative shell for Microsoft Windows. The program aims to emulate the look and feel of a Linux based desktop. The BB4Win project was discontinued in 2005 but various branches have been built from the source.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
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Sway is an incredible window manager, and certainly one of the most well established wayland window managers. However, it is restricted to only include the functionality that existed in i3. This fork ditches the simple wlr_renderer, and replaces it with our fx_renderer, capable...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
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Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Gentoo Linux
- Fedora
- Nix Package Manager
- Sway
- FreeBSD
- Wayland
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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spectrwm is a small dynamic tiling window manager for X11. It tries to stay out of the way so that valuable screen real estate can be used for much more important stuff. It has sane defaults and does not require one to learn a language to do any configuration.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Wayland
- Linux
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The SphereXP is a 3D desktop replacement for Microsoft Windows. Taking the known concept of three-dimensional desktops to its own level. It offers a new way to organize objects on the desktop such as icons and applications. It has been tried out by millions worldwide.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
United States
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