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gTile vs Tiling Assistant: catalog facts
gTile	Tiling Assistant
Best for: GNOME users who want grid tiling without leaving their desktop	Best for: GNOME users who want Windows-style window snapping
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	Windows-style snap assist on GNOME Extends GNOME's two-column tiling with more layouts All 3 strengths for Tiling Assistant Windows-style snap assist on GNOME Extends GNOME's two-column tiling with more layouts Actively maintained under the Ubuntu organisation
Works only on the GNOME desktop The GNOME 45 rewrite changed some earlier behaviour	Works only with GNOME Shell Extensions can break with new GNOME releases until updated
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 Tiling Assistant github.com/ubuntu/Tiling-Assistant Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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