awesome
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Visitawesome vs spectrwm
What both publish
| Fact | awesome | spectrwm |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | Awesome is designed as a framework window manager that is extensible using the Lua programming language. | It uses a human-readable text configuration file and does not require users to learn a programming language. |
| License | Awesome is licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license. | The code is released under the permissive ISC license, with patches required to use the same license. |
| Support | The project directs users to the #awesome channel on OFTC IRC, Stack Overflow, Reddit and GitHub for questions and issue reports. | The project directs questions and feedback to the OFTC IRC channel #spectrwm. |
awesome plans
- AwesomeFree
spectrwm plans
- spectrwmFree
Pick awesome if…
Awesome suits Linux users who are comfortable configuring their environment and want keyboard control and Lua extensibility. It is a window manager, not a full desktop environment.
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.