IceWM Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   yashiki

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   macOS tiling window manager.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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2. S

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   Superior X Window Manager

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   Window manager for X inspired by DWM, i3, and other tiling window managers. Windows are assigned to tags, and are automatically arranged on the screen in a stacked layout making the most of your monitor.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • X11

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4. 

   

   sxwm

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   tiling window managers dont have to be difficult.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • X11

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   paneru

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   A scrollable, tiling window manager for MacOS.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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6. C

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   chadwm

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   Making dwm as beautiful as possible!.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Origin

   • India

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • India

   

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8. W

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   Wmderland

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   Heavily Inspired by i3wm. Wmderland aims to simplify the core functionalities of i3wm, and bundle in the essential features required for a modern but minimal Tiling Window Manager.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Window Manager

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   W

   

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9. 

   

   Cocoa-Way

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   Native macOS Wayland compositor in Rust using Smithay, providing seamless Linux app streaming and display with OpenGL rendering, HiDPI Retina support, hardware acceleration, polished UI, server-side decorations, direct Wayland protocol, and zero VM overhead.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Wayland Compositor

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Homebrew
   • Wayland

   

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    PaperWM

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    PaperWM is an experimental Gnome Shell extension providing scrollable tiling of windows and per monitor workspaces. It's inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers. Supports Gnome Shell 3.28 and 3.30 on X11 and wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Window Manager

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    

    

    

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11. 

    

    Cortile

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    Linux auto tiling manager with hot corner support for Openbox, Fluxbox, IceWM, Xfwm, KWin, Marco, Muffin, Mutter and other EWMH compliant window managers using the X11 window system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Window Manager

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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12. 

    

    StumpWM

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    StumpWM is a tiling, keyboard driven X11 Window Manager written and scriptable in Common Lisp. StumpWM attempts to be customizable yet visually minimal. There are no window decorations, no icons, and no buttons.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Window Manager

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    • Global

    

    

    

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    wio

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    Wio is a Wayland compositor for Linux & FreeBSD which has a similar look & feel to plan9's rio.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

    Application type

    • Window Manager

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD

    W

    

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14. 

    

    OmniWM

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    MacOS Niri and Hyprland inspired tiling window manager that's developer signed and notorized (safe for managed enterprise environments). Aiming for parity and extra innovation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Window Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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