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Window Maker vs Openbox
Openbox is another configurable X11 stacking window manager with custom menus and window rules, but drops the NeXTSTEP look and needs separate panels and launchers.- Window Maker vs JWMJWM is a very small X11 stacking window manager needing only Xlib, with a plain appearance and no NeXTSTEP styling or dockapps.
- Window Maker vs IceWM
IceWM trades the NeXT-style dock for a Windows-like layout with a built-in taskbar, tray and menu, keeping low resource use on X11. - Window Maker vs FVWM3
FVWM3 is an extremely configurable X11 window manager with RandR multi-monitor support and active development, but its configuration has a steep learning curve. - Window Maker vs labwc
labwc moves to Wayland as a lightweight stacking compositor inspired by Openbox, needing other programs for panels and a complete desktop. - Window Maker vs cwmA portable version of OpenBSD's minimal, keyboard-driven cwm window manager for X11.
- Window Maker vs Enlightenment
Enlightenment combines window manager, compositor and desktop shell built on EFL, with experimental Wayland support and source-only official releases. - Window Maker vs Xfwm4The lightweight window manager of the Xfce desktop, with a built-in compositor and themes.
