herbstluftwm
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Visitherbstluftwm vs spectrwm
What both publish
| Fact | herbstluftwm | spectrwm |
|---|---|---|
| Layouts | Its tiling layout works by splitting frames into subframes that can be split again or filled with windows. | Users can switch among multiple tiling layouts and resize the master area. |
| License | The project repository states that herbstluftwm is licensed under the Simplified BSD License. | The code is released under the permissive ISC license, with patches required to use the same license. |
| Support | The project offers community help through IRC, Reddit, GitHub issues, and a mailing list. | The project directs questions and feedback to the OFTC IRC channel #spectrwm. |
| What it does | herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for the X window system. | spectrwm is a compact dynamic tiling and reparenting window manager for X11. |
herbstluftwm plans
- herbstluftwmFree
spectrwm plans
- spectrwmFree
Pick herbstluftwm if…
herbstluftwm suits users of the X window system who want manual tiling and keyboard control over window placement, focus and size.
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.