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.
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.
Alternatives list
- 28 Contexts alternatives
- 27 Nimi Visuals alternatives
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows



Comments about Nimi Visuals as an Alternative to Compiz


Almost everyone thinks Nimi Visuals is a great Compiz alternative.
- Nimi Visuals is Free and Proprietary


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



Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux


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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.

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.



- 25 VistaSwitcher alternatives
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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows

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
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Linux
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)


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
































It has a lot of animations for windows.