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Tactile vs gTile: catalog facts
Tactile	gTile
Best for: Keyboard-oriented GNOME users who arrange windows into custom layouts	Best for: GNOME users who want grid tiling without leaving their desktop
Free Free and open source under the GPL v3 or later.	Free Free and open source.
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	Grid-based placement with configurable grid sizes Updated for GNOME 45 and later All 3 strengths for gTile Grid-based placement with configurable grid sizes Updated for GNOME 45 and later Supports theming
Works only on GNOME Shell Small single-developer project	Works only on the GNOME desktop The GNOME 45 rewrite changed some earlier behaviour
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 gTile github.com/gTile/gTile Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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