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Sway vs Qtile: catalog facts
Sway	Qtile
Best for: Use an i3-style tiling workflow on Wayland	Best for: Configure a tiling window manager using Python
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux	Linux
Supports much of the i3 configuration format Arranges windows with keyboard-driven layouts	Supports programmable layouts and widgets Offers X11 and Wayland back ends
Some X11 applications and workflows need compatibility layers or alternatives.	Configuration and troubleshooting require some Python knowledge.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
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 Qtile qtile.org github.com/qtile/qtile Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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