Compiz Alternatives

Compiz is described as 'Compositing manager adding fancy effects to your windows, from drop shadows to awesome desktop effects like the Desktop Cube or the Expo view' and is a very popular Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Compiz for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and KDE Plasma apps. The best Compiz alternative is KDE Plasma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Compiz are Cinnamon, Wayland, Budgie and KWin.

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  1. Contexts icon
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    Switch between application windows effortlessly – with a click, a quick gesture, keyboard shortcuts or search; no matter how many of them you have open; even on multiple spaces & multiple displays.

    28 Contexts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Nimi Visuals icon
     12 likes

    Adds eye-candy effects to windows (and start menu) like deformations (e.g: jelly windows - that makes moved window wiggle like being made from jelly; or fold - which hides windows by folding up horizontally, and unfolds when showing), physics (e.g.

    27 Nimi Visuals alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    It has a lot of animations for windows.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Nimi Visuals is a great Compiz alternative.

    • Nimi Visuals is Free and ProprietaryCompiz is Free and Open Source
  3. PaperDE icon
     1 like

    A light-weight desktop environment based on Qt/Wayland and wayfire.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Wayland
     
  4. Witch icon
     13 likes

    Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. xfdashboard icon
     3 likes

    xfdashboard provides a GNOME shell dashboard like interface for use with the Xfce desktop. It can be configured to run to any keyboard shortcut and when executed provides an overview of applications...

    9 xfdashboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6.  2 likes

    A light-weight, Exposé-like window switcher for X (feat. OpenGL).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. General purpose of this program is to use 4 simulating screens simultaneously. To switch into each screen, select one of 4 screens or use shortcut key.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. SMBAct icon
     3 likes

    SMBAct is the all-in-one cross-platform solution that allows you to keep your windows and applications well-organized and significantly simplify the process of interaction with them.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. VistaSwitcher icon
     36 likes

    VistaSwitcher is an elegant and powerful task management utility for Windows OS. Once installed, it replaces the default Windows Alt-Tab dialog with a nice box that shows a list of all running tasks, with their names and preview snapshots, and enables the user to take actions on...

    25 VistaSwitcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Phoenix is a new X server, written from scratch in Zig (not a fork of Xorg server). This X server is designed to be a modern alternative to the Xorg server.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. FyneDesk icon
     1 like

    FyneDesk is an easy to use Linux/Unix desktop environment following material design. It is built using the Fyne toolkit and is designed to be easy to use as well as easy to develop. We use the Go language and welcome any contributions or feedback for the project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  12. SpaceLauncher icon
     3 likes

    With SpaceLauncher for macOS, you can launch or switch to an app by pressing a pre-defined key while holding down spacebar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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