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i3 vs miracle-wm: catalog facts
i3	miracle-wm
Best for: Arrange X11 windows in a keyboard-controlled tiling workspace	Best for: Linux users who want a customizable tiling Wayland compositor
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Uses a tree-based window layout Supports workspaces and configurable key bindings	i3-style tiling on Wayland Animations and shader effects All 4 strengths for miracle-wm i3-style tiling on Wayland Animations and shader effects Plugin support, including Rust plugins Packaged as a Snap and Debian package
Runs on X11 rather than Wayland.	Smaller community than Sway or Hyprland Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for i3 i3wm.org github.com/i3/i3 Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for miracle-wm github.com/miracle-wm-org/miracle-wm Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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