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I3wm projects on GitHub
Tiling window manager ecosystem and its configurations and bars.
As of , the most-starred I3wm projects on GitHub are AeroSpace (23.5K stars), rofi (16.5K stars) and polybar (15.4K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 7 I3wm repositories with 94.2K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 17 was AeroSpace, with +20 stars in a day.
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Most stars gained in a day · Oct 17
AeroSpace
nikitabobko/AeroSpace · ★ 23.5KAeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS: it arranges your windows into a tree-based tiling layout automatically and adds i3-style workspaces you can switch between instantly from the keyboard.
rofi
davatorium/rofi · ★ 16.5KRofi is a window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement for Linux and BSD. It pops up a searchable list where you can jump between open windows, launch apps, connect over SSH or browse files.
+6rift
acsandmann/rift · ★ 2.6KRift is a tiling window manager for macOS that focuses on performance and usability, offering multiple layout styles like i3-style tiling, bspwm-style BSP, floating, dwm-style master-stack, niri-style scrolling columns, and a stack/accordion layout.
+3polybar
polybar/polybar · ★ 15.4KPolybar is a fast, highly customizable status bar for Linux desktop environments, showing things like workspace info, system stats, volume, battery and more.
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7 projects · by stars
- 23.5K
#1 · nikitabobko/AeroSpaceAeroSpace
AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS: it arranges your windows into a tree-based tiling layout automatically and adds i3-style workspaces you can switch between instantly from the keyboard.
- 16.5K
#2 · davatorium/rofirofi
Rofi is a window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement for Linux and BSD. It pops up a searchable list where you can jump between open windows, launch apps, connect over SSH or browse files.
- 15.4K
#3 · polybar/polybarpolybar
Polybar is a fast, highly customizable status bar for Linux desktop environments, showing things like workspace info, system stats, volume, battery and more.
- 4
glazewm
12.9Kglzr-io/glazewm · RustGlazeWM is a tiling window manager inspired by i3wm that lets you organize windows and adjust their layout on the fly with keyboard-driven commands, instead of dragging windows around manually.
- 5
eww
12.7Kelkowar/eww · RustEww (ElKowars Wacky Widgets) is a standalone widget system written in Rust that lets you build your own custom desktop widgets, like bars or system trackers, for any window manager.
- 6

i3
10.6Ki3/i3 · Ci3 is a tiling window manager for X11 — a program that controls how application windows are arranged on your screen.
- 7

rift
2.6Kacsandmann/rift · RustRift is a tiling window manager for macOS that focuses on performance and usability, offering multiple layout styles like i3-style tiling, bspwm-style BSP, floating, dwm-style master-stack, niri-style scrolling columns, and a stack/accordion layout.
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