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Tactile vs Forge: catalog facts
Tactile	Forge
Best for: Keyboard-oriented GNOME users who arrange windows into custom layouts	Best for: GNOME users who want i3 or sway style tiling without switching desktops
Free Free and open source under the GPL v3 or later.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
Linux	Linux
Keyboard-driven placement onto a custom grid Keeps the standard GNOME desktop All 3 strengths for Tactile Keyboard-driven placement onto a custom grid Keeps the standard GNOME desktop Free software under the GPL	i3 and sway style tiling inside a regular GNOME session Keeps the GNOME desktop instead of replacing it All 3 strengths for Forge i3 and sway style tiling inside a regular GNOME session Keeps the GNOME desktop instead of replacing it Source code published on GitHub
Works only on GNOME Shell Small single-developer project	Project is looking for a new maintainer Works only with GNOME Shell All 3 limitations for Forge 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: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Tactile gitlab.com/lundal/tactile Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Forge github.com/forge-ext/forge Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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