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• PaperWM vs niriniri offers the same scrollable column tiling as a standalone Wayland compositor, so you leave GNOME and add your own panels and launchers.
• PaperWM vs ForgeForge keeps you in GNOME with i3 and sway style tiling instead of scrolling columns, though the project is currently looking for a new maintainer.
• PaperWM vs KarouselA KWin script that adds scrollable, column-based tiling to the KDE Plasma desktop.
• PaperWM vs Pop ShellPop Shell stays inside GNOME but uses automatic tiling instead of a scrolling strip, and its development follows the GNOME version used by Pop!_OS.
• PaperWM vs Tiling AssistantA GNOME Shell extension that adds Windows-style snap assist and expands GNOME's tiling layouts.
• PaperWM vs Tiling ShellTiling Shell is a GNOME extension using FancyZones-style custom layouts and a Windows 11 style snap assistant instead of a horizontally scrolling strip.
• PaperWM vs gTileA GNOME Shell extension that tiles windows onto a configurable grid.
• PaperWM vs TactileA GNOME Shell extension that places windows on a custom grid using keyboard shortcuts.