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river (Wayland compositor) vs wmii

A side-by-side look at river (Wayland compositor) and wmii. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

river (Wayland compositor)

river (Wayland compositor)

Gaming Software

River is a tiling Wayland compositor focused on simplicity and familiarity. It uses dynamic tiling to automatically arrange windows and supports keyboard shortcuts for navigation. River aims to provide a lightweight and customizable desktop experience.

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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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