ZEZeWaka·Mar 4, 2026
There's also a window(s) tiling manager named Glaze that's pretty popular: https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm
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GlazeWM is a tiling window manager for macOS and Windows inspired by i3wm.
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10 sourcesGlazeWM v3 (Rust rewrite) is out
2 points · Open discussionI've been using GlazeWM (https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm) for a bit now and have been enjoying it. I only use it for very basic window-tiling and its going through a re-write atm
In PowerToys Run: extensible quick launcher for power usersThanks! It's worth adding GlazeWM[1] and Whim[2] to this list for Windows too
[1]: https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm
[2]: https://github.com/dalyIsaac/Whim
In Komorebi: Tiling Window Management for WindowsNice to see another twm on macOS.
Somehow over the past few years Windows became the more vibrant platform for twms (vs macOS) with developers (including myself) trying to push the envelope and introduce many quality of life features you still won't find even in Linux twms today.
https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm
https://github.com/dalyIsaac/Whim
Hopefully this new entrant will drive even more innovation in this space on macOS.
In AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOSGlazeWM: A tiling window manager for Windows inspired by i3 and Polybar
57 points · Open discussionAfter the GlazeWM [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31043063] post, last month, I once again went down the Windows window manager rabbit hole, trying:
- GlazeWM - https://github.com/lars-berger/GlazeWM
- nog - https://github.com/TimUntersberger/nog
- win3wm - https://github.com/McYoloSwagHam/win3wm
- workspacer - https://github.com/workspacer/workspacer
- amethystwindows - https://github.com/glsorre/amethystwindows
- MaxTo (paid) - https://maxto.net/en
- AquaSnap (paid) - https://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap
As a ratpoison [https://ratpoison.nongnu.org/] user, a decade ago, returning to the rigid window management of i3-based window managers, no longer appealed to me.
MaxTo provided much of the experience I was looking for, but random crashes when using multiple desktops and my inability to get custom recipes triggering co
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rrectly had me look elsewhere.
FancyZones offered much of the functionality I liked about MaxTo, BUT it did not support keeping maximized windows within a defined zone, so, I added this feature.
It's a bit rough around the edges, but works perfectly for my current workflows.
Grab it here: https://github.com/peddamat/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.58.0-m...
GlazeWM[1] and FancyWM[2] is also pretty nice, albeit not as stable as Fancyzone.
[1]: https://github.com/lars-berger/GlazeWM
[2]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/fancywm-dynamic-tiling-win...
In PowerToys – open-source Windows utilitiesShow HN: A tiling window manager like i3wm written entirely in C#
121 points · Open discussion