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Tiling Assistant vs Tiling Shell: catalog facts
Tiling Assistant	Tiling Shell
Best for: GNOME users who want Windows-style window snapping	Best for: GNOME users who want FancyZones-style window zones
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	Custom tiling layouts in the style of FancyZones Windows 11 style snap assistant All 3 strengths for Tiling Shell Custom tiling layouts in the style of FancyZones Windows 11 style snap assistant Multiple monitor support
Works only with GNOME Shell Extensions can break with new GNOME releases until updated	GNOME Shell only Extensions can break with new GNOME Shell releases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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 Tiling Shell github.com/domferr/tilingshell Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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