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Pop Shell vs Tiling Shell: catalog facts
Pop Shell	Tiling Shell
Best for: GNOME users who want keyboard-driven auto-tiling without leaving GNOME	Best for: GNOME users who want FancyZones-style window zones
Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub by System76.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Automatic tiling inside a regular GNOME session Keyboard-driven window navigation All 3 strengths for Pop Shell Automatic tiling inside a regular GNOME session Keyboard-driven window navigation Backed by System76 and shipped with Pop!_OS	Custom tiling layouts in the style of FancyZones Windows 11 style snap assistant All 3 strengths for Tiling Shell Custom tiling layouts in the style of FancyZones Windows 11 style snap assistant Multiple monitor support
Works only with GNOME Shell Development follows the GNOME version used by Pop!_OS	GNOME Shell only Extensions can break with new GNOME Shell releases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Pop Shell github.com/pop-os/shell Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Tiling Shell github.com/domferr/tilingshell Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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