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Wind is a window manager for the X Window System. It supports virtual desktops, optional Xft font rendering, and is fairly standards compliant.

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Virtual desktops
No minimized windows
ICCCM and EWMH/NetWM compliant

Project Samples

Wind running four desktops, xfce panel, and a sticky xclock.

Wind managing some classic applications.

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License

MIT License

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eii Posted 2023-06-04

Wind is a blazing fast window manager that's very easy to setup and use. There aren't many bells and whistles (the whole idea behind a minimal WM) but what there are work perfectly. If you install wind, be sure to install rofi, keylaunch and tint2 and you'll have everything you need. Enjoy!
keithhedger Posted 2015-06-23

Exellent starter wm.

Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Project is a window manager, X Window System (X11)

Programming Language

Related Categories

C Window Managers

Registered

2010-06-08

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