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StumpWM vs bspwm: catalog facts
StumpWM	bspwm
Best for: Lisp users who want a tiling window manager they can reprogram while it runs	Best for: Manage X11 windows as the leaves of a binary tree
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux	Linux
Can be reconfigured live from Common Lisp Fully keyboard-driven tiling All 4 strengths for StumpWM Can be reconfigured live from Common Lisp Fully keyboard-driven tiling Module collection in stumpwm-contrib Versioned manuals in several formats	Separates window management from keyboard bindings Can be controlled through shell commands
X11 only, no Wayland support Customisation requires learning Common Lisp All 3 limitations for StumpWM X11 only, no Wayland support Customisation requires learning Common Lisp Minimal look with no built-in decorations	Requires separate tools for key bindings and desktop panels.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: BSD-2-Clause
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 StumpWM stumpwm.github.io Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for bspwm github.com/baskerville/bspwm Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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