StumpWM

What it does

Customization

It provides hooks for personal customizations and variables to tweak, and users can re-evaluate Lisp code while it is running.checked 11 Oct 2026

Dependencies

The build instructions list SBCL, CLX, cl-ppcre, and Alexandria as prerequisites, with Quicklisp recommended for obtaining dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026

Documentation

The manual is available in HTML, PDF, and info formats, with versions listed on the documentation page.checked 11 Oct 2026

Extensions

The project maintains a collection of extension modules, with examples for audio controls, notifications, battery and network information, and utilities.checked 11 Oct 2026

Input

The project describes StumpWM as relying entirely on the keyboard for input.checked 11 Oct 2026

Installation

The project provides source releases and a development version through Git, and documents building with configure and make.checked 11 Oct 2026

Integrations

Listed modules include integrations for NetworkManager, Qubes OS, GnuPG Agent, tmux, and dmenu.checked 11 Oct 2026

License

The project repository identifies its license as GPL-2.0.checked 11 Oct 2026

Notable limits

The project describes its codebase as approximately 15,000 lines and its produced binaries as approximately 60 MB.checked 11 Oct 2026

Not a desktop environment

The project says StumpWM is not a full desktop environment.checked 11 Oct 2026

Support

The project points users to a community wiki, an IRC channel, and a mailing list for discussion and help.checked 11 Oct 2026

Visual design

Its design has no window decorations, icons, or buttons.checked 11 Oct 2026

What it does

StumpWM is a tiling, keyboard-driven X11 window manager written entirely in Common Lisp.checked 11 Oct 2026