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gTile vs Forge: catalog facts
gTile	Forge
Best for: GNOME users who want grid tiling without leaving their desktop	Best for: GNOME users who want i3 or sway style tiling without switching desktops
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
Linux	Linux
Grid-based placement with configurable grid sizes Updated for GNOME 45 and later All 3 strengths for gTile Grid-based placement with configurable grid sizes Updated for GNOME 45 and later Supports theming	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
Works only on the GNOME desktop The GNOME 45 rewrite changed some earlier behaviour	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for gTile github.com/gTile/gTile Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Forge github.com/forge-ext/forge Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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