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bspwm vs i3-gaps

A side-by-side look at bspwm and i3-gaps. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

bspwm

bspwm

Os & Utilities

bspwm is a lightweight, keyboard-driven tiling window manager for Linux. It organizes windows in a binary space partitioning layout for efficient use of screen space. Configuration is done mostly through external scripts rather than built-in settings.

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i3-gaps

i3-gaps

Os & Utilities

i3-gaps is a fork of the i3 tiling window manager that adds additional functionality like gaps between windows. It's lightweight, customizable, and keyboard-driven.

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