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FancyWM vs Whim: catalog facts
FancyWM	Whim
Free Free to download and use. The source is published but under a source-available licence…	Free Free and open source.
Windows	Windows
Windows are arranged automatically into horizontal, vertical and stacked panels driven by the keyboard, without the…	Automatic tiling on Windows Plugin system for extending behaviour
The PolyForm Perimeter licence is source-available rather than open source, and tiling fights with applications that…	Configuring requires some C# knowledge Smaller community than other Windows tiling tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: PolyForm Perimeter 1.0.1	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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