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Forge vs Sway: catalog facts
Forge	Sway
Best for: GNOME users who want i3 or sway style tiling without switching desktops	Best for: Use an i3-style tiling workflow on Wayland
Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux	Linux
i3 and sway style tiling inside a regular GNOME session Keeps the GNOME desktop instead of replacing it All 3 strengths for Forge i3 and sway style tiling inside a regular GNOME session Keeps the GNOME desktop instead of replacing it Source code published on GitHub	Supports much of the i3 configuration format Arranges windows with keyboard-driven layouts
Project is looking for a new maintainer Works only with GNOME Shell All 3 limitations for Forge Project is looking for a new maintainer Works only with GNOME Shell Extension compatibility can lag behind new GNOME releases	Some X11 applications and workflows need compatibility layers or alternatives.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Forge github.com/forge-ext/forge Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Sway swaywm.org github.com/swaywm/sway Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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