New Window Managers for Linux
i3 is a tiling window manager. It is completely written from scratch.i3 was created because wmii, our favorite window manager at the time, didn’t provide some features we wanted (Xinerama done right, for example), had some bugs, didn’t...
Pekwm, also known as the Pek Window Manager, is an open source, unobtrusive and completely free window manager based on the aewm++ project, which is also a window manager software. Pekwm is designed to be used on Linux kernel-based operating...
dvtm (dynamic virtual terminal manager) is an open source, freely distributed and cross-platform software project that has been designed from the offset to act as window manager for Linux and UNIX-like operating systems. By default it uses 4 layouts.Lets...
Pantheon is an open source and free project that provides users with a unique, superb, magnificent and modern desktop environment designed from scratch. It is the default desktop environment of the popular elementaryOS Linux distribution.Combines elements...
Ratpoison is an open source software project crafted as a very simple, minimalistic, fast and lightweight window manager for Linux and UNIX-like operating systems. It is designed to run on top of the X11 Windows System, as an alternative to minimalist...
Wmconfig is an open source, freely distributed and multi-platform command-line software specifically engineered to generate menus for many X11-based window managers, or for your desktop environment.Does not require Qt or GTK+The application has been...
SlackE17 is an open source project designed for building and distributing the new Enlightenment DR17 (E17) window manager for the Slackware Linux distribution.Enlightenment DR17 is under heavy development but is stable enough for everyday use even if...
Compiz (formerly Beryl and Compiz Fusion) is a free, portable and open source software project that has been designed from the offset to act as a compositing window manager for GNU/Linux operating systems. It is in charge of the astonishing desktop...
Fluxbox is an open source window manager for the X Window System of a GNU/Linux operating system. It is a free project that aims to work standalone or integrated into an existing graphical desktop environment. Fluxbox is derived from the Blackbox window...
