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Tiling Assistant vs Tactile: catalog facts
Tiling Assistant	Tactile
Best for: GNOME users who want Windows-style window snapping	Best for: Keyboard-oriented GNOME users who arrange windows into custom layouts
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL v3 or later.
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	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
Works only with GNOME Shell Extensions can break with new GNOME releases until updated	Works only on GNOME Shell Small single-developer project
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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 Tactile gitlab.com/lundal/tactile Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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