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IceWM vs FVWM3: catalog facts
IceWM	FVWM3
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Best for: Older or low-powered machines that need a simple desktop with a taskbar	Best for: X11 users who want a lightweight window manager they can shape completely
Free Free and open source.	Free Free, with source code published on GitHub.
Linux	Linux
Low resource use Built-in taskbar, tray and menu Large collection of themes Fully usable from the keyboard	Extremely configurable behaviour and appearance Multi-monitor support through RandR Lightweight, with a long history and active development Includes a default configuration to start from
X11 only Dated look without a theme	X11 only, no Wayland support Configuration has a steep learning curve
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 IceWM ice-wm.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for FVWM3 github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3 Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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