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xmonad vs Sway: catalog facts
xmonad	Sway
Best for: Keyboard-focused X11 users who are happy to configure in Haskell	Best for: Use an i3-style tiling workflow on Wayland
Free Free and open source, supported by donations.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux	Linux
Automatic tiling layouts Configuration is a full Haskell program All 3 strengths for xmonad Automatic tiling layouts Configuration is a full Haskell program Large set of extensions in xmonad-contrib	Supports much of the i3 configuration format Arranges windows with keyboard-driven layouts
Configuring it requires some Haskell X11 only, no Wayland support	Some X11 applications and workflows need compatibility layers or alternatives.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for xmonad xmonad.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Sway swaywm.org github.com/swaywm/sway Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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