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StumpWM vs xmonad: catalog facts
StumpWM	xmonad
Best for: Lisp users who want a tiling window manager they can reprogram while it runs	Best for: Keyboard-focused X11 users who are happy to configure in Haskell
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source, supported by donations.
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	Automatic tiling layouts Configuration is a full Haskell program All 3 strengths for xmonad Automatic tiling layouts Configuration is a full Haskell program Large set of extensions in xmonad-contrib
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	Configuring it requires some Haskell X11 only, no Wayland support
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
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 xmonad xmonad.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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