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herbstluftwm

herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.

Some of the top features or benefits of herbstluftwm are: Tiling Window Management, Scriptability, Lightweight, Simple Configuration, EWMH and ICCCM Compliance, and Community Support. You can visit the info page to learn more.

Best herbstluftwm Alternatives & Competitors in 2025

The best herbstluftwm alternatives based on verified products, community votes, reviews and other factors.
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    A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning

    /bspwm-alternatives
  2. 33

    icewm home page . Bug Tracking. If you have a patch, a bug report or a feature request to submit, please do so at the icewm project page at SourceForge.

    /icewm-alternatives
  3. LiveSession helps you analyze users’ behavior, improve UX, find JS bugs, and increase conversion rates using session replays, and event-based product analytics.

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  4. 26

    Qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written in Python.

    Open Source

    /qtile-alternatives
  5. 33

    Fluxbox is a window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code.

    /fluxbox-alternatives
  6. 23

    pekwm is a window manager that once up on a time was based on the aewm++ window manager, but it has...

    /pekwm-alternatives
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    Project information. Maintainer: PS Project Management Team. Driver: Compiz Maintainers. Licence: GNU GPL v2, GNU LGPL v2. 1, MIT / X / Expat Licence.

    /compiz-alternatives
  8. 23

    A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.

    Open Source

    /i3-alternatives
  9. 23

    dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.

    /dwm-alternatives
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    tiny but monstrous tiling window manager. Contribute to c00kiemon5ter/monsterwm development by creating an account on GitHub.

    /monsterwm-alternatives
  11. 22

    spectrwm is a small dynamic tiling window manager for X11.

    /spectrwm-alternatives
  12. 16

    Keep your desktop organized with Fences. This is a simple software program that allows you to sort the tabs on your desktop and create files that are easily recognizable to you.

    /fences-alternatives
  13. 16

    xfdashboard provides a GMONE shell dashboard like interface for use with the Xfce desktop.

    /xfdashboard-alternatives
  14. 17

    Welcome to the world of W. i. t. c. h.

    /witch-alternatives
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