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PaperWM vs Pop Shell: catalog facts
PaperWM	Pop Shell
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Best for: GNOME users who want keyboard-driven scrollable tiling	Best for: GNOME users who want keyboard-driven auto-tiling without leaving GNOME
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub by System76.
Linux	Linux
Scrollable tiling keeps windows at useful widths Runs inside GNOME Shell, no separate window manager needed Settings pane for keybindings and per-app window rules	Automatic tiling inside a regular GNOME session Keyboard-driven window navigation Backed by System76 and shipped with Pop!_OS
GNOME Shell only Scrolling layout takes time to get used to Extensions can break with new GNOME Shell releases	Works only with GNOME Shell Development follows the GNOME version used by Pop!_OS
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for PaperWM github.com/paperwm/PaperWM Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Pop Shell github.com/pop-os/shell Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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