Active X11 Started 2020

Tiling, Floating · Window Manager

ZWM

zwm is a minimalistic and opinionated tiling window manager for X11. It uses XCB instead of Xlib to communicate with the X server. The underlying data structure for managing windows is a customized BSP tree. Features Compliance with a subset of ewmh and icccm Multiple layouts: default, master, stack, grid, monocle, three-column, and deck. Multiple virtual…

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Overview

About ZWM

zwm is a minimalistic and opinionated tiling window manager for X11. It uses XCB instead of Xlib to communicate with the X server. The underlying data structure for managing windows is a customized BSP tree.

Features

  • Compliance with a subset of ewmh and icccm
  • Multiple layouts: default, master, stack, grid, monocle, three-column, and deck.
  • Multiple virtual desktops.
  • Multi-monitor support.
  • Independent workspaces for each monitor by default.
  • Low memory footprint, runs within ~2MB of memory
  • Resize, flip, and swap windows or partitions.
  • Layouts apply to individual desktops.
  • Keyboard-driven, fully controlled via keyboard shortcuts.
  • Mouse for convenience when move/resize for floating/tiled windows and partitions.
  • Drag-and-drop windows between partitions.
  • Customizable settings.
  • Customizable window rules.
  • Can be integrated with any status bar.
  • Can handle multiple bars per monitor/display, in different locations (top, bottom, left, right).
  • Config reload on the fly.
  • And many more.. look at they keybinds section to see what zwm offers.
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Notable features

A compact XCB tiler with multi-monitor support,EWMH interoperability,layouts,gaps,and broad source-level configurability.

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