Rift is described as 'Tiling window manager for macOS that focuses on performance and usability' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Rift for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Wayland and Windows apps. The best Rift alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rift are niri, GlazeWM, i3 and Sway.
An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows.
Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.
i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager with clean, readable and documented code, featuring extended Xinerama support, usage of libxcb instead of xlib and several improvements over wmii.
Sway is a Tiling Wayland Compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11. It works with your existing i3 configuration and supports most of i3's features, plus a few extras.
Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
A Wayland desktop shell with the bar, notifications, OSD, wallpaper, and device controls built in. Written in Rust with GTK4 and Relm4.
Every window where it belongs. AI analyzes your open windows and organizes them into project-focused stages automatically. Then switch your entire multi-monitor setup between them instantly — no animations, no lag.
awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license.
A native macOS menu bar app that provides quick window tiling with keyboard shortcuts and visual grid overlay. Just press QWE, ASD to tile your windows instantly. DRM-free, one-time purchase for all your Macs.
Fluxbox is a window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code. It is very light on resources and easy to handle but yet full of features to make an easy, and extremely fast, desktop experience. It is built using C++ and licensed under the MIT license.
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