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Tiling Assistant vs gTile: catalog facts
Tiling Assistant	gTile
Best for: GNOME users who want Windows-style window snapping	Best for: GNOME users who want grid tiling without leaving their desktop
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Windows-style snap assist on GNOME Extends GNOME's two-column tiling with more layouts All 3 strengths for Tiling Assistant Windows-style snap assist on GNOME Extends GNOME's two-column tiling with more layouts Actively maintained under the Ubuntu organisation	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 with GNOME Shell Extensions can break with new GNOME releases until updated	Works only on the GNOME desktop The GNOME 45 rewrite changed some earlier behaviour
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Tiling Assistant github.com/ubuntu/Tiling-Assistant Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for gTile github.com/gTile/gTile Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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