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, Wayland, BSD, 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, GlazeWM and Openbox.

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  1. Defi icon

    Defi

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    Defi is a free and open-source scrolling window manager for macOS, inspired by Niri.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
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  2. Xlambda icon

    Xlambda

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    Xlambda is an X window manager that is extensible in Guile.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Mahogany

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    Mahogany is a tiling window manager for Wayland modeled after StumpWM. While it is not a drop-in replacement for StumpWM, StumpWM users should be very comfortable with Mahogany. Its planned features are:

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  5. sxwm icon

    sxwm

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    tiling window managers dont have to be difficult.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  6. Cortile icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Cortile screenshot 1
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  8. StumpWM icon

    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Global
    StumpWM screenshot 1
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  9. Subtle window manager icon

    Subtle window manager

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    subtle is a manual tiling window manager with a rather uncommon approach of tiling: Instead of relying on predefined layouts, subtle divides the screen into a grid with customizeable slots (called gravities).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. C

    chadwm

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    Making dwm as beautiful as possible!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • IN flagIndia
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  11. W

    Weston

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Global
    Weston screenshot 1
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  12. W

    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
    Wmderland screenshot 1
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  13. wtftw icon

    wtftw

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

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    wtftw screenshot 1
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  14. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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