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Devilspie2 vs KWin: catalog facts
Devilspie2	KWin
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source as part of KDE Plasma.
Linux	Linux
Places and configures windows automatically as they open Rules written in Lua	Per-application window rules Built-in tiling and scripting support
X11 only Not compatible with original Devilspie rules	Closely tied to KDE Plasma and its libraries Many options can be overwhelming to configure
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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