Top 15 KWin Alternative and Similar Softwares | Oct 2024

KWin is a window manager for the X Window System, and is in the process of becoming a Wayland compositor. It is an integral part, and the default window manager of the Plasma Workspaces, but it can also be used on its own or with other desktop environments.

1. QuickTile

QuickTile A lightweight utility for allowing you to quickly snap windows to a tiling grid under your existing Linux window manager. Can be triggered via keyboard shortcuts, the command line, or D-Bus calls.......

2. Virtuoz

Virtuoz Virtuoz was designed to be a minimal and robust program that allows to have more than one desktop on Windows. It was inspired by Sysinternals Desktops, but uses a different approach, which doesn’t impose the limitations which Desktops is bound to.......

3. WindowSpace

WindowSpace WindowSpace is a powerful desktop enhancement utility for large monitors, widescreens and multi-monitor systems. Once installed, it allows you to manipulate windows in many new amazing ways – snap windows to the screen edges and other windows, move and resize them with keyboard shortcuts, maximize vertically or horizontally, pin on......

4. WinDock

WinDock WinDock is a window manager ideal for large, or multi-monitor setups.Features:-Easy and intuitive drag-and-drop action to simplify moving and resizing Windows. -Highly customizable docking rules that specify how you want your windows to behave.-Multiple rule profiles/layouts that can be created and easily switched between.......

5. Sizer

Sizer Sizer is a freeware utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size. This is extremely useful when designing web pages, as it allows you to see how the page will look when viewed at a smaller size. The utility is also handy when compiling screen-shots......

6. Compiz

Compiz Compiz and Compiz Fusion are merging and are now known as Compiz. Compiz is a compositing window manager. It has a flexible plugin interface which allows developers to use it for many different tasks. Compiz Fusion is the result of a merge between the well-known Beryl composite window manager and......

7. reSizer

reSizer reSizer is a system utility that enables keyboard shortcuts to focus, move, resize and change other window properties in a fast and intuitive way without even touching the mouse.Features:Keyboard shortcuts for moving and resizing active windows.Change the opacity and always-on-top properties.Instant window placement to fit specific areas on the screen.Faster-switching......

8. VirtueDesktops

VirtueDesktops Alternative to Apple's Spaces&MissionControl, juggle between multiple desktops on your Mac.Unfortunately, development for VirtueDesktops has ended, which means the application will be stuck at 0.54 b5 until further notice.I have to admit that this is pretty disappointing as VirtueDesktops did start to look like a viable competitor to Apple's Spaces.......

9. GiMeSpace Desktop Extender

GiMeSpace Desktop Extender GiMeSpace Desktop Extenders are scrolling virtual desktop managers and the only virtual desktop/window managers that give you seamless unlimited desktop space. New since version 2 is that you can now also resize your windows without any limitations. You can have for example a window that is 16000x16000 pixels wide. No......

10. Emcee

Emcee Emcee gives you a better way: one customizable keystroke or hot-corner gesture, or a tap on an icon brings up live thumbnail views of all your apps, both desktop and Windows Store, in one convenient, easy to manage view.Emcee is a simple "expose" like tool with some of the features......

11. Cinch

Cinch Cinch is Aero Snap for Macs- it offers simple, mouse-driven window management by defining the left, right, and top edges of your screen as hot zones. Cinching to the left or right edges of the screen will resize the window to fill exactly half the screen, allowing you to easily......

12. Deskovery

Deskovery Deskovery is an all in one windows manager for OS X.- Windowshade (or minimize to title bars)- Change Transparency- Resize & align- Drag to resize- Pin in all spaces- 10.9 zoom button behaviour on Yosemite- Wobbly windows......

13. Mywe Desktop manager

Mywe Desktop manager Mywe Desktop manager is an all-around desktop enhancer that aims to improve your productivity, by providing you with a wide range of desktop functionality enhancements (Virtual desktop, autohide, live window, transparency, Lightbox, Z-Index).In order to provide you with these features, the application overlays a small access bar onto your screen,......

14. Better Window Manager

Better Window Manager A tiny window management app for the Mac.......

15. AquaSnap

AquaSnap Aquasnap is a powerful window manager that helps you arrange and organize multiple applications on your desktop with minimum effort. It allows you to achieve maximum multitasking, especially if you own a high-resolution monitor or a multi-monitor setup.With simple gestures (window docking), you are able to split your screen in......