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Pinnacle vs Qtile: catalog facts
Pinnacle	Qtile
Best for: Former AwesomeWM users who want a programmable tiling compositor on Wayland	Best for: Configure a tiling window manager using Python
Free Free to build and use from its GitHub repository.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux	Linux
Configuration written in Lua or Rust AwesomeWM-style programmable tiling on Wayland	Supports programmable layouts and widgets Offers X11 and Wayland back ends
Linux only Configuring through code takes more effort than a simple settings file	Configuration and troubleshooting require some Python knowledge.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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 Pinnacle github.com/pinnacle-comp/pinnacle Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Qtile qtile.org github.com/qtile/qtile Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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