Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to SteppeWM – a stacking IceWM-like Wayland compositor
Every Wayland compositor I could find is a tiling one: sway, river, Hyprland, dwl, niri. If you want windows that float and overlap with titlebars and a taskbar, the way IceWM does it, there's almost nothing. That is Steppewm
SteppeWM is a stacking Wayland window manager that allows windows to float and overlap with titlebars and a taskbar, similar to IceWM. It addresses a gap in the Wayland compositor landscape, where most options are… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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i3-compatible Wayland compositor. Contribute to swaywm/sway development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Tiling Window Manager for windows 10, Inspired by i3wm - McYoloSwagHam/win3wm
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Stack is a customizable tiling window manager for Windows.
2017 · losttech.software · its alternatives →
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A lightweight, X11 tiling window manager that behaves like vim - HarveyHunt/howm
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GlazeWM is a tiling window manager for macOS and Windows inspired by i3wm. - glzr-io/glazewm
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A tiling window manager for Windows 🍉. Contribute to LGUG2Z/komorebi development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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i3-compatible Wayland compositor. Contribute to swaywm/sway development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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a tiling window manager for macos. Contribute to acsandmann/rift development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I read[1] about Janet[2] some time ago, then immediately got impressed by the enthusiasm of its community, and by the language itself, so I started playing with it. At the time I was searching for a tiling window manager for Windows, and unavoidably the idea of scratching my own itch with Janet got hold of me, so Jwno was born. Simply put, Jwno is a keyboard-driven tiling window manager for Windows, scriptable with Janet. But since it has a complete Lisp runtime, and a thin wrapper library for Win32 APIs[3], you can certainly do much more with it. I hope you'll enjoy playing with it…
2025 · agent-kilo.github.io · its alternatives →
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macOS tiling window manager. Contribute to typester/yashiki development by creating an account on GitHub.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Zero dependency docking layout manager supporting tabs, groups, grids and splitviews. Supports React, Vue, Angular, and vanilla TypeScript. - dockview/dockview
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Versatile window tiling for X11 with powerful keyboard controls - jakebian/snaptile
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A floating WM of terminals inside your terminal
2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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A tiling window manager for Windows 🍉. Contribute to LGUG2Z/komorebi development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A scrolling window manager for macOS, inspired by niri - bbodi/tinywm
7d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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Dynamic key remapper for Wayland Window System, especially for Sway - acro5piano/wayremap
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Skim▲141I built Skim because I was super dissatisfied with all existing Windows clients. I mean, it's not a rocket science, there should be some lightweight modern solution, isn't it? So I decided to create a client that just, you know, MAKES SENSE and has design younger than dinosaurs. Key points: * Obsessed with installer size: it should be under 5Mb. * BYOK AI. Cowriter, agentic search, summarization and other AI stuff is powered by your own key for Anthropic/Openrouter, or you can connect your own OpenAI-compatible server (including local) * No bloat. It should be as contextual as possible:…
Jul 2026 · skim-tech.com · its alternatives →
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Create a layer of shortcuts with xkb for Xorg and Wayland
2020 · cedaei.com · its alternatives →
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Hey, HN! With all recent agentic workflows being primarily terminal- and tmux-based, I wanted to share a little project I created about decade ago. I've continued to use this as my primary terminal "window manager" and wanted to share in case others might find it useful. I would love to hear about other's terminal-based workflows and any other tools you may use with similar functionality.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Run containerized, rootless applications with podman - mody5bundle/capps
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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lambdock - Modern, hyper-hackable, Wayland-native desktop dock application (C and Guile Scheme + GTK4) w/ REPL
Aug 2026 · codeberg.org · its alternatives →
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WindowKeys 3.0▲125Hello, I’ve just released version 3.0 of WindowKeys, a small utility for macOS that gives you full control over the native window tiling system introduced in macOS Sequoia. Originally, WindowKeys was built to solve one very specific problem: assigning custom keyboard shortcuts to window tiling actions — especially useful if you use a third-party keyboard that can’t trigger system shortcuts. Over time it evolved beyond just shortcuts, and now 3.0 adds a few frequently requested features: - Move windows between displays (or iPad) - Repeat last tiling action for each app - Redesigned Shortcut…
2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
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Waypoint-1.5▲110Real-time generative worlds on everyday GPUs
Apr 2026 · over.world · its alternatives →
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- Sway, a tiling window manager and compositor for Wayland alternatives
- A Native Tiling Window Manager for Windows 10, Inspired by I3wm alternatives
- Stack: tiling WM for Windows alternatives
- Howm – A Vim-like tiling X11 window manager alternatives
- A tiling window manager like i3wm written entirely in C# alternatives
- Komorebi – A tiling window manager for Windows 10/11 written in Rust alternatives
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