dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.
Stumpwm is a tiling window manager written entirely in Common Lisp. It
attempts to be highly customizable while relying entirely on the
keyboard for input.
The GNOME Shell handles the parts "around" the applications in GNOME. It replaces functions handled by the GNOME Panel and by the window manager in previous versions of GNOME.
FVWM is a multiple large virtual desktop window manager with very modest resource consumption but highly configurable. Once configured it will suit working habits like no other window manager.
It conforms to virtually all modern desktop specifications, supports transparency and antialiasing in
... [More] every component. The backgrounds can be set on a per-desktop or per-screen basis with one of the many included modules. [Less]
Xmobar is a minimalistic text based status bar. Inspired by the Ion3 status bar, it supports similar features, like dynamic color management, output templates, and extensibility through plugins.
wmii is a dynamic window manager for X11. It supports classic and dynamic window management with extended keyboard, mouse, and filesystem based remote control. It replaces the workspace paradigm with a new tagging approach.
Its minimalist philosophy attempts to not exceed 10,000 lines of code
... [More] (including all shipped utilities and libraries), to enforce simplicity and clarity. [Less]
Unity is a powerful desktop and netbook environment that brings consistency and elegance to the Ubuntu experience.
Development on it has stopped on april 2017 (See ubports unity8 for an active fork).
We are dedicated to providing advanced graphical libraries, tools, and environments. Currently, the project is made up of three different components: Enlightenment DR16, The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, and Enlightenment DR17. While we are best known for the Enlightenment Window Manager
... [More] itself there is a long history of providing advanced libraries and tools to support the window manager and other applications, such as Imlib, FNLib, and Imlib2, which extend far beyond the window manager itself in scope. Today, in development toward the DR17 Desktop Shell we have created an entirely new set of libraries and tools that provide more power and flexibility than any other group of graphical libraries available, which we refer to collectively as The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries. [Less]
IceWM is a window manager designed for speed, usability, and consistency. It is able to emulate the looks of Motif, OS/2, and Windows, and allows you to have a customizable look using pixmaps.
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