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FVWM3 vs awesome: catalog facts
FVWM3	awesome
Best for: X11 users who want a lightweight window manager they can shape completely	Best for: Build a keyboard-driven X11 desktop with a window manager configured in Lua
Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux	Linux
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	Supports tiling and floating layouts Exposes programmable widgets and window rules
X11 only, no Wayland support Configuration has a steep learning curve	Extensive customization requires editing Lua configuration.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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 FVWM3 github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3 Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for awesome awesomewm.org github.com/awesomeWM/awesome Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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