niri Alternatives

niri is described as 'Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to niri for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Wayland, Mac and Windows apps. The best niri alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like niri are Sway, i3, Openbox and GlazeWM.

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  1. chadwm

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    Making dwm as beautiful as possible!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  2. Weston

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    Weston is a Wayland compositor designed for correctness, reliability, predictability, and performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. 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

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. wtftw icon

    wtftw

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    Window Tiling For The Win (wtftw) is a tiling window manager written in Rust.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    wtftw screenshot 1
     
  6. Cage: the Wayland kiosk icon

    Cage: the Wayland kiosk

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    Cage is a kiosk compositor for Wayland. A kiosk is a window manager (in the X11 world) or compositor (in the Wayland world) that is designed for a user experience wherein user interaction and activities outside the scope of the running application are prevented.

    58 Cage: the Wayland kiosk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
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