instantOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution using instantWM, with tiling and floating workflows and lightweight desktop tools.
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Tag: window manager
NWM – tiling window manager
NWM combines traditional master-stack tiling with a horizontal scrolling layout and is configured by editing and recompiling its source.
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zwm – minimal and opinionated tiling window manager for X11
zwm is a minimal and opinionated tiling window manager for X11. It uses XCB to communicate with the X server.
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IonWL – manual tiling Wayland compositor
IonWL is a manual tiling Wayland compositor inspired by Ion3 and Notion. It aims to bring Ion-style frame-based window management to Wayland.
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CwC – extensible Wayland compositor
CwC is an extensible Wayland compositor with dynamic window management based on wlroots.
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doors – Wayland compositor based on bspwm
doors is a Wayland compositor based on bspwm. It offers floating, tiling, and scrolling layouts.
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scroll – i3-compatible Wayland compositor forked from sway
scroll is an i3-compatible Wayland compositor forked from sway. It replaces traditional tiling layouts with a scrolling layout.
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Pinnacle – Wayland compositor built using Smithay
Pinnacle is a Wayland compositor built using Smithay which seeks inspiration from AwesomeWM.
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miracle-wm – hackable Wayland compositor
miracle-wm is a hackable Wayland compositor built on Mir. It brings keyboard-driven tiling window management to Wayland.
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dusk – dynamic window manager for X
dusk is a dynamic window manager for X that has its roots in dwm. It uses workspaces instead of tags.
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dk – list based tiling window manager for X11
dk is a list based tiling window manager for X11 inspired by dwm, bspwm, and xmonad, offering a scriptable, keyboard-driven environment.
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plwm – X11 dynamic tiling window manager
plwm is a highly customizable X11 dynamic tiling window manager written in Prolog.
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sxwm – dynamic tiling window manager for X11
sxwm is a simple, feature-rich dynamic tiling window manager for X11.
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CTWM – X11 window manager derived from twm
CTWM is an X11 window manager derived from twm.
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EMWM – fork of the Motif Window Manager
EMWM is a fork of the Motif Window Manager that keeps the classic Motif look and behaviour while improving compatibility
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9 Best Free and Open Source Compositing Window Managers
A compositing window manager, or compositor, is a window manager that provides applications with an off-screen buffer for each window.
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Otto – stacking window manager
Otto is a visually focused desktop system and Wayland compositor designed around smooth animations, gestures, and spatial interaction.
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croissant – stacking Wayland compositor
croissant is a stacking Wayland compositor that’s written in the C programming language.
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Jay – Wayland compositor
Jay is a Wayland compositor which offers an i3 look and feel.
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Miriway – Mir based Wayland compositor
Miriway is a starting point for creating a Wayland based desktop environment using Mir.
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