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herbstluftwm vs i3

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

herbstluftwm

herbstluftwm

Os & Utilities

herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib. It arranges windows in a grid by default and allows you to switch between layouts using tags and monitors. It features gaps, tabbed or stacked windows, split layouts, floating windows and more.

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i3

i3

Os & Utilities

i3 is a tiling window manager for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It is designed to be simple, fast, and lightweight while still being customizable and flexible. i3 organizes application windows in a tree-like structure and allows efficient window switching and placement.

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