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herbstluftwm

Manual tiling window manager for X

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Manual tiling window manager for X. Entire configuration is done at runtime via herbstclient. Tags (virtual desktops) have tiling and floating layers. Tiling algorithm splits frames into subframes. Monitors can be virtual and share tags.

12 alternatives to herbstluftwm

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    Covers 1 of 6 key features.

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    Covers 1 of 6 key features.

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    Covers 3 of 6 key features.

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