spectrwm
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Visitspectrwm vs Sway
What both publish
| Fact | spectrwm | Sway |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | The official installation guide provides source-build instructions and package commands for Debian/Ubuntu, Arch, NixOS and NetBSD, with a separate macOS guide. | Sway is available as a package in many Linux distributions and can also be compiled from source. |
| License | The code is released under the permissive ISC license, with patches required to use the same license. | The Sway repository lists the MIT license. |
| Support | The project directs questions and feedback to the OFTC IRC channel #spectrwm. | The project README directs users to the #sway IRC channel on Libera Chat. |
spectrwm plans
- spectrwmFree
Sway plans
No prices published.
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.
Pick Sway if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.