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Sway vs Forge: catalog facts
Sway	Forge

Best for: Use an i3-style tiling workflow on Wayland	Best for: GNOME users who want i3 or sway style tiling without switching desktops
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
Linux	Linux
Supports much of the i3 configuration format Arranges windows with keyboard-driven layouts	i3 and sway style tiling inside a regular GNOME session Keeps the GNOME desktop instead of replacing it Source code published on GitHub
Some X11 applications and workflows need compatibility layers or alternatives.	Project is looking for a new maintainer Works only with GNOME Shell Extension compatibility can lag behind new GNOME releases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Sway swaywm.org github.com/swaywm/sway Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Forge github.com/forge-ext/forge Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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