Amethyst
6.2#12 in window management softwareFree planFree planmacOS
VisitAmethyst vs spectrwm
What both publish
| Fact | Amethyst | spectrwm |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | Amethyst supports YAML configuration in the home directory, and that file overrides settings defined through the GUI when present. | It uses a human-readable text configuration file and does not require users to learn a programming language. |
| Layouts | Built-in layouts include Tall, Wide, Two Pane, three-column variants, Widescreen-Tall, Fullscreen, Column, Row, Floating, and Binary Space Partitioning. | Users can switch among multiple tiling layouts and resize the master area. |
| License | The repository identifies its license as MIT. | The code is released under the permissive ISC license, with patches required to use the same license. |
| Support | The project directs users to its troubleshooting guide for common issues and suggests Twitter or Gitter for questions or feedback. | The project directs questions and feedback to the OFTC IRC channel #spectrwm. |
| What it does | Amethyst is a tiling window manager for macOS along the lines of xmonad. | spectrwm is a compact dynamic tiling and reparenting window manager for X11. |
Amethyst plans
- Free and open sourceFree
- FreeFree
spectrwm plans
- spectrwmFree
Pick Amethyst if…
Amethyst suits macOS users who want keyboard-driven window layouts and configurable tiling rules. It is aimed at users comfortable granting accessibility permission and, optionally, managing a YAML configuration file.
Pick spectrwm if…
spectrwm suits people using X11 who want configurable tiling layouts and keyboard- or mouse-based window navigation. It may also fit users who want to define workspaces, regions, and application-launch shortcuts without learning a programming language for configuration.