Open Source Windows Window Managers
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View 20 business solutionsBrowse free open source Window Managers and projects for Windows below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Window Managers by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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Bodhi Linux
A minimalist, enlightened Linux distribution
Bodhi is a minimalistic, enlightened, Linux desktop. Bodhi Linux is extremely lightweight and highly customizable. Bodhi is suitable for both Linux newcomers and experienced users. The Ubuntu LTS assures stability for years and the Bodhi Team is very open to all suggestions and requests from users and willing to help. -
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Project has been moved to https://github.com/marchaesen/vcxsrv Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2012 Express Edition. Source code can also be compiled with VS2008, VS2008 Express Edition and VS2010 Express Edition, although current project and makefile are not fully compatible anymore. Versions starting from 1.14.3.0 are not compatible with Windows XP anymore.
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Borderless Gaming
A simple tool for turning windowed video games into fullscreen apps
Play your favorite games fullscreen and borderless with Borderless Gaming. It's a simple tool that allows you to turn windowed video games into "fullscreen" applications without all of the negative side effects and time-consuming alt-tabs. -
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Mabox Linux
Lightweight ready to use OpenBox Desktop Rolling-release Manjaro based
Mabox is a Manjaro based, desktop Linux distribution. The project ships with Openbox as the default desktop with pinch of customistations and home-brewed tools, like improved menu, side-panels and Mabox Control Center. Works great even on weaker computers. -
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Xming X Server for Windows
X Window System Server for Windows
Xming is the leading X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/XP (+ server 2012/2008/2003). It is fully featured, small and fast, simple to install and because it is standalone native Microsoft Windows, easily made portable (not needing a machine-specific installation). -
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SuperPuTTY
The SuperPuTTY Window Manager for putty sessions
SuperPuTTY is a Windows-based session manager and terminal emulator designed to enhance the usability of PuTTY, one of the most widely used SSH and telnet clients. Rather than replacing PuTTY, SuperPuTTY provides a multi-tabbed, dockable interface that allows users to open, organize, and manage multiple PuTTY sessions simultaneously from a single window. It supports various connection types including SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, Raw, and RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), enabling both console and graphical remote access in one environment. SuperPuTTY adds convenience features such as session grouping, tab persistence, quick reconnect, and credential reuse across sessions. It also integrates a simple scripting language, allowing automation of repetitive tasks like login sequences or remote command execution. The interface is built using .NET and C#, offering an extensible architecture that supports plugins and customizable hotkeys. -
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QTTabBar is extension for Windows Explorer that brings tabbed browsing to Microsoft's file browser, along with a host of other great features. Under new management! Now in public beta!
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PowerToys
System utilities to maximize productivity
PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. -
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komorebi
A tiling window manager for Windows
komorebi is a tiling window manager that works as an extension to Microsoft's Desktop Window Manager in Windows 10 and above. komorebi allows you to control application windows, virtual workspaces and display monitors with a CLI which can be used with third-party software such as AutoHotKey to set user-defined keyboard shortcuts. komorebi aims to make as few modifications as possible to the operating system and desktop environment by default. Users are free to make such modifications in their own configuration files for komorebi, but these will remain opt-in and off by default for the foreseeable future. -
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VirtuaWin - Multiple virtual desktops
Multiple desktops on a Windows box
VirtuaWin is an application for the Windows user community that misses the wonderful multiple desktop functionality often used on Unix systems. It is simple, reliable and highly configurable, supporting up to 20 virtual desktops. -
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CDE - Common Desktop Environment
The Common Desktop Environment, the classic UNIX desktop
The Common Desktop Environment was created by a collaboration of Sun, HP, IBM, DEC, SCO, Fujitsu and Hitachi. Used on a selection of commercial UNIXs, it is now available as open-source software for the first time. For support, see: https://sourceforge.net/p/cdesktopenv/wiki/Home/ -
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WinSize: Move windows automatically to a predefined place. Resize width and/or height. Moving OR changing size possible. Supports text CONTAINED in titles (like "Notepad") to identify window. One hotkey for all fcts. Multi lang. support; Handbook:EN+DE
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SmartSystemMenu
Extends system menu of all windows in the system
SmartSystemMenu extends system menu of all windows in the system. -
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baru
A system monitor written in Rust and C
Baru gathers the information from /sys and /proc filesystems (filled by the kernel). Except for audio and network modules that use C libraries. There is no memory leak over time. All modules are threaded. Thanks to this design (as well as Rust and C), baru is lightweight and efficient. It can run at a high refresh rate with a minimal processor footprint. The audio module communicates with the PipeWire/PulseAudio server through client API to retrieve its data. Wireless and wired modules use the netlink interface with the help of libnl to talk directly to the kernel and retrieve their data. Baru is modular. This means that only the modules you want to see are instantiated and executed. -
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Rectangle
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts
Rectangle is a window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift. -
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Rename-It!
Windows software to safely rename of thousands of files via regex.
Define some filters to apply to a list of files, which can be in multiple folders, to rename the whole list at once. It checks the file names, integrates in the Shell (via Explorer context menu), supports regular expressions, ID3 tags, and much more. Moved to GitHub https://github.com/wernight/renameit/ -
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SystemTrayMenu
SystemTrayMenu - Browse and open your files easily
SystemTrayMenu is an open source 'Desktop Toolbar' or 'Start Menu' alternative. It offers a clear, personalized menu which can be controlled via keyboard, mouse or touchscreen. Files, links and folders are organized in several levels as dropdown menus. Various options like appearance, hotkey, autostart and behavior can be adjusted. It is written in C# and using .NET 7. SystemTrayMenu is portable, so it does not need to be installed. After downloading the zip file, unzip the folder, then start SystemTrayMenu.exe. After starting the application the first time you have to choose the root directory. In this directory you should put shortcuts, files and folders (App, Game, Script, URL, Network), which you are often using and especially when you can not find them over the windows start menu search. You can also consider to put there all files from your desktop. If you have ideas, questions or a problem you can contact the developer Markus Hofknecht via GitHub or email. -
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A circular, oval, and spiral dock for Windows implemented in .Net using C#. It is based on the idea of pie menus but in a dock form. Official Hompage: http://circledock.wikidot.com
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SnapToWindow
A cross-platform (windows, macOS) window management application
SnapToWindow is a user-experience utility likely aimed at enhancing window management on desktop environments by enabling users to “snap” application windows into predefined screen positions or layouts using keyboard shortcuts or mouse gestures. These kinds of tools are popular for improving productivity, especially on multi-monitor setups, by letting users quickly align and resize windows to halves, quarters, or other grid arrangements without manual dragging. While official project documentation isn’t available from search, the repository name and conventions imply a small, focused tool that hooks into the native windowing system (on Windows, macOS, or Linux) to detect active windows and reposition them based on user commands. It helps streamline workflows for developers, designers, and multitaskers who juggle many open windows and want consistent, repeatable layouts. -
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batalert
Battery notifications/alerts for your favorite WM!
batalert (aka Battery Alert) is a tool, written in Ruby, to notify the users when their battery is either under-charged or over-charged. Just consider installing it and put it on cron so that you never have to worry about running out of battery in midst of your work! This is originally intended for WM users who don't get battery notifications by default, but can be used by everyone who sees its worth! Batlalert upon being set up, shall notify you when to put your battery on charging and when to unplug it too. Whilst notifying so, it also numerically mentions your battery percentage at that particular moment. -
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xmonad
The core of xmonad, a small but functional ICCCM-compliant
A dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. XMonad makes work easier, by automating this. xmonad automates the common task of arranging windows, so you can concentrate on getting stuff done. Out of the box, no window decorations, no status bar, no icon dock. just clean lines and efficiency. Haskell and smart programming practices guarantee a crash-free experience. It sports a vibrant extension library, including support for window decorations, status bars, and icon docks. Core features like per-screen workspaces, true xinerama support and managehooks can’t be found in any other wm. We work hard to make common configuration tasks one-liners. -
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WinExplorer is a utility that shows all system's windows in hierarchical display. For every window in the hierarchy, you can view its properties, like handle, class name, caption, size, position and more. You can also modify some properties, like Caption and Visible/Enabled. This utility is released as freeware with full source code. You can freely use, distribute, and modify the source code of this utility without restrictions. However, if you release to the public a modified version of this utility, you should specify the original copyright notice.
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wmfocus
Visually focus windows by label
This tool allows you to rapidly choose a specific window directly without having to use the mouse or directional keyboard navigation. Thanks to cairo, it should work on all kinds of screens and automatically display at the correct size according to your DPI. -
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TaskbarX
TaskbarX: Customize taskbar icons with animations for a sleek Windows.
TaskbarX offers precise control over taskbar icon placement, providing a Windows dock-like ambiance. Enjoy customizable animations, speeds, and positioning options. Easily tailor your taskbar to your preferences, with support for vertical taskbars and multiple instances. Developed since May 6, 2018, under the aliases FalconX and Falcon10, TaskbarX ensures a seamless user experience. -
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icewm is a window manager for the X Window System. The features of icewm are speed, simplicity, and not getting in the user's way.
