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bspwm vs wmii

A side-by-side look at bspwm and wmii. 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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wmii

wmii

Os & Utilities

wmii is a dynamic tiling window manager for X. It supports classic and stacking window layouts and aims to be fast, small and configurable. wmii works well for users who want a minimalist window manager.

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