zwm is a minimal and opinionated tiling window manager for X11.
It uses XCB to communicate with the X server and manages windows with a customized binary space partitioning tree.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Default, master, stack, grid, monocle, three-column and deck layouts.
- Multiple virtual desktops and per-desktop layouts.
- Multi-monitor support with independent workspaces for each monitor.
- Keyboard control with mouse support for moving and resizing windows.
- Customizable settings and window rules with on-the-fly configuration reloading.
Website: github.com/yazeed1s/zwm/
Support:
Developer: Yazeed Alharthi
License: BSD 2-Clause “Simplified” License
zwm is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| X11 Tiling Window Managers | |
|---|---|
| i3 | Improved tiling window manager |
| StumpWM | Common Lisp window manager |
| bspwm | Based on binary space partitioning |
| EXWM | Full-featured tiling X window manager for Emacs |
| herbstluftwm | Basic tiling concept is that the layout is represented by a binary tree |
| wmderland | Offers no bloated features, an easy-to-use config, and a very small footprint |
| Notion | Originally a fork of Ion |
| Ratpoison | Keyboard-only window manager |
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