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PaperWM vs Tactile: catalog facts
PaperWM	Tactile
Best for: GNOME users who want keyboard-driven scrollable tiling	Best for: Keyboard-oriented GNOME users who arrange windows into custom layouts
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL v3 or later.
Linux	Linux
Scrollable tiling keeps windows at useful widths Runs inside GNOME Shell, no separate window manager needed All 3 strengths for PaperWM 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	Keyboard-driven placement onto a custom grid Keeps the standard GNOME desktop All 3 strengths for Tactile Keyboard-driven placement onto a custom grid Keeps the standard GNOME desktop Free software under the GPL
GNOME Shell only Scrolling layout takes time to get used to All 3 limitations for PaperWM GNOME Shell only Scrolling layout takes time to get used to Extensions can break with new GNOME Shell releases	Works only on GNOME Shell Small single-developer project
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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 Tactile gitlab.com/lundal/tactile Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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