dwm
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Visitdwm vs spectrwm
What both publish
| Fact | dwm | spectrwm |
|---|---|---|
| Layouts | It manages windows in tiled, monocle, and floating layouts, which can be applied dynamically. | Users can switch among multiple tiling layouts and resize the master area. |
| License | The site links dwm to the MIT/X Consortium license. | The code is released under the permissive ISC license, with patches required to use the same license. |
| Purpose | dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. | spectrwm is a small, dynamic tiling and reparenting window manager for X11. |
| Status bar | Its status bar displays tags, layout, visible-window count, focused-window title, and text read from the root window name property. | The status bar is customizable and can receive output from external scripts. |
| Support | The project directs users to its FAQ, source code and config.h, the #suckless IRC channel, and the mailing list for help. | The project directs questions and feedback to the OFTC IRC channel #spectrwm. |
dwm plans
- dwmFree
spectrwm plans
- spectrwmFree
Pick dwm if…
dwm suits Linux users who want a window manager for X and are comfortable configuring software by editing C and Make files. Its tags and dynamic layouts support users who want to control how windows are grouped and displayed.
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.