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gTile vs KZones: catalog facts
gTile	KZones
Best for: GNOME users who want grid tiling without leaving their desktop	Best for: KDE Plasma users who want FancyZones-style window zones
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
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	Custom zone layouts beyond half and quarter snapping Runs inside KWin with no separate program
Works only on the GNOME desktop The GNOME 45 rewrite changed some earlier behaviour	KDE Plasma only Can need updates when KWin changes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
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 KZones github.com/gerritdevriese/kzones Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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