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We've compiled a list of 23 free and paid alternatives to PaperWM. The primary competitors include Openbox, i3. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between PaperWM and Fluxbox, Xmonad, dwm. Also you can look at other similar options here: Network and Admin Software.
We've compiled a list of 23 free and paid alternatives to PaperWM. The primary competitors include Openbox, i3. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between PaperWM and Fluxbox, Xmonad, dwm. Also you can look at other similar options here: Network and Admin Software.
Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.
Fluxbox is a window manager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code.
xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell.
dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts.
A dynamic window manager for the X Window System developed in the C and Lua programming languages.
Ratpoison is a simple window manager with no fat library dependencies, no fancy graphics, no window...
A tiling Wayland window manager, written in Rust, configurable using Lua, and extendable with D-Bus.
PaperWM is an experimental Gnome Shell extension providing scrollable tiling of windows and per...
PaperWM is an experimental Gnome Shell extension providing scrollable tiling of windows and per...
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Most functionality is available using a mouse, eg. activating a window at the edge of the monitor by clicking on it. In wayland its possible to navigate with 3-finger swipes on the trackpad. But the primary focus is making an environment which works well with a keyboard.
All keybindings start with the Super modifier. On most keyboards it's the Windows key, on mac keyboards it's the Command key. It's possible and recommended to modify the keyboard layout so that Super is switched with Alt making all the keybindings easier to reach. This can be done through Gnome Tweaks under Keybard & Mouse ? Additional Layout Options ? Alt/Win key behavior ? Left Alt is swapped with Left Win.
Most keybindings will grab the keyboard while Super is held down, only switching focus when Super is released. Escape will abort the navigation taking you back to the previously active window.
Adding Ctrl to a keybinding will take the current window with you when navigating.
Swiping the trackpad vertically with three fingers lets you navigate the workspace stack (only available in Wayland).
There's a single scrollable tiling per workspace. Adding another monitor simply makes it possible to have another workspace visible. The workspace stack is shared among all the monitors, windows being resized vertically as necessary when workspace is displayed on another monitor.
PaperWM currently works best using static workspaces, this can be turned on with Gnome Tweaks under Workspaces.
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