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PaperWM vs Tiling Assistant: catalog facts
PaperWM	Tiling Assistant
Best for: GNOME users who want keyboard-driven scrollable tiling	Best for: GNOME users who want Windows-style window snapping
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
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	Windows-style snap assist on GNOME Extends GNOME's two-column tiling with more layouts All 3 strengths for Tiling Assistant Windows-style snap assist on GNOME Extends GNOME's two-column tiling with more layouts Actively maintained under the Ubuntu organisation
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 with GNOME Shell Extensions can break with new GNOME releases until updated
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 Tiling Assistant github.com/ubuntu/Tiling-Assistant Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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