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awesome vs FVWM3: catalog facts
awesome	FVWM3
Best for: Build a keyboard-driven X11 desktop with a window manager configured in Lua	Best for: X11 users who want a lightweight window manager they can shape completely
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.
Linux	Linux
Supports tiling and floating layouts Exposes programmable widgets and window rules	Extremely configurable behaviour and appearance Multi-monitor support through RandR All 4 strengths for FVWM3 Extremely configurable behaviour and appearance Multi-monitor support through RandR Lightweight, with a long history and active development Includes a default configuration to start from
Extensive customization requires editing Lua configuration.	X11 only, no Wayland support Configuration has a steep learning curve
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for awesome awesomewm.org github.com/awesomeWM/awesome Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for FVWM3 github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3 Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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