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

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