Waybox Alternatives

Waybox is described as 'An openbox clone on Wayland (WIP)' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Waybox for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, BSD, FreeBSD and X11 apps. The best Waybox alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Waybox are niri, Sway, GlazeWM and Cardboard (Wayland compositor).

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MangoWM
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Practical and powerful Wayland compositor (dwm but wayland).
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Window Manager
Wayland Compositor
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Wayland
+3
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S
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
S
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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
W
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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
C
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