X Window Managers
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A window manager in the world of X11 controls where programs display their GUI, usually via a window paradigm where each application is its own box where it can display things. Many window managers aren't very usable on their own and are often paired with desktop shell and application suite.
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| Window Manager | Description |
|---|---|
| awesome[1] | awesome is a dynamic window manager for the X Window System developed in the C and Lua programming languages. |
| Compiz | Compiz is a compositing window manager for the X Window System. |
| Openbox | A minimal and highly configurable stacking window manager written in C. |
| twm[2] | Tab Window Manager - standard X11 window manager since 1989. |
| IceWM[3] | Lightweight window manager that includes a taskbar, start menu and other features. |
| i3[4] | A tiling window manager for advanced users and developers. |
| Window Maker[5] | A window manager aiming to replicate the appearance of the NeXSTEP user interface. |
| XMonad[6] | Window Manager configurable via the Haskell functional programming language. |
References
- ↑ GitHub - awesomeWM/awesome: awesome window manager, awesomeWM, 2025-08-09 (Accessed: 2025-08-09)
- ↑ TWM, 2010-11-13 (Accessed: 2025-08-09)
- ↑ GitHub - bbidulock/icewm: A window manager designed for speed, usability, and consistency, bbidulock, 2025-08-09 (Accessed: 2025-08-09)
- ↑ i3: improved tiling X11 window manager, Michael Stapelberg, 2025-06-12 (Accessed: 2025-08-09)
- ↑ GitHub - window-maker/wmaker: Mirror of the official repository repo.or.cz/wmaker-crm.git. Do not send pull requests here, send your patches to [email protected] instead, window-maker, 2020-08-09 (Accessed: 2025-08-09)
- ↑ home | xmonad - the tiling window manager that rocks, xmonad, 2025-06-15 (Accessed: 2025-08-09)