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gTile vs PaperWM: catalog facts
gTile	PaperWM
Best for: GNOME users who want grid tiling without leaving their desktop	Best for: GNOME users who want keyboard-driven scrollable tiling
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	Scrollable tiling keeps windows at useful widths Runs inside GNOME Shell, no separate window manager needed All 3 strengths for PaperWM Scrollable tiling keeps windows at useful widths Runs inside GNOME Shell, no separate window manager needed Settings pane for keybindings and per-app window rules
Works only on the GNOME desktop The GNOME 45 rewrite changed some earlier behaviour	GNOME Shell only Scrolling layout takes time to get used to All 3 limitations for PaperWM GNOME Shell only Scrolling layout takes time to get used to Extensions can break with new GNOME Shell releases
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 PaperWM github.com/paperwm/PaperWM Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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