Compiz is a compositing manager adding fancy effects to your windows, from drop shadows to awesome desktop effects like the Desktop Cube or the Expo view.
Winflip Alternatives
Winflip is described as 'WinFlip emulates Windows Vistas "Flip 3D" effect for Windows XP. Using the hotkey of your choice, you can find the window youre looking for in a fast, clean 3D interface' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Winflip for Mac, Windows, Linux and BSD. The best Winflip alternative is Compiz, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Winflip are KWin, Mission Control, Witch and Nimi Visuals.
Alternatives list
- 32 Compiz alternatives
- 56 KWin alternatives
KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.
23 Mission Control alternativesMission Control, formerly Exposé, is a feature of the macOS operating system.
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Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles.
27 Nimi Visuals alternativesAdds eye-candy effects to windows (and start menu) like deformations (e.g: jelly windows - that makes moved window wiggle like being made from jelly; or fold - which hides windows by folding up horizontally, and unfolds when showing), physics (e.g.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
25 VistaSwitcher alternativesVistaSwitcher is an elegant and powerful task management utility for Windows OS. Once installed, it replaces the default Windows Alt-Tab dialog with a nice box that shows a list of all running tasks, with their names and preview snapshots, and enables the user to take actions on...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
Experience Raskin's unique bird's eye view to browse and manage your pictures, presentations, PDFs…
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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Gala is a window manager / compositing manager and an integral part of Pantheon, the desktop environment of elementary OS.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
TopDesk radically reduces the time you spend switching between tasks by giving you the ability to quickly find the window you want from a thumbnail view.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
19 Alt-Tab Thingy alternativesIf you are not familiar with the Alt-Tab task switcher in Windows, its a keyboard short-cut (hot-key) to enable fast switching between applications/windows. This feature has been in Windows since Windows 3.0 and is largely unchanged since Windows 95!
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language. Its policy is very minimal compared to most window managers. Its aim is simply to manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible.
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