Ratpoison Alternatives

Ratpoison Alternatives

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15 best ratpoison alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Ratpoison alternative list source: ratpoison.nongnu.org

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Compare top-ranked Ratpoison alternatives by score, license, and supported platforms.

AlternativeScoreLicensePlatforms
Openbox95% 133 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
I397% 87 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
Fluxbox88% 57 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
Awesome83% 41 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
Xmonad81% 31 votesFree, Open SourceMac, Linux
Lumina Desktop Environment86% 29 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
Dwm90% 29 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
Amethyst70% 27 votesFree, Open SourceMac
Bluetile38% 13 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
Wmii64% 11 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
Phoenix22% 9 votesFree, Open SourceMac
Bspwm20% 5 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
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Openbox

Score: 95%

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Comprehensive support for standards with Openbox highly configurable, next generation window manager. Minimalist box visual style is well known ... Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD
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I3

Score: 97%

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Dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD
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Fluxbox

Score: 88%

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Fluxbox, Blackbox 0.61.1 window manager for X, based on the code. Very resource friendly and easy to handle, but the functions are very easy to make Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD,C++
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Awesome

Score: 83%

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Dynamic window Manager for the X Window System, Lua programming language C and developed. . Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD
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Xmonad

Score: 81%

FreeOpen SourceMacLinux
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Xmonad is an X11 window manager written and configured in Haskell dynamic tiles. In a normal WM, orientation, and spend half an hour on the search for Windows. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Linux
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Lumina Desktop Environment

Score: 86%

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Easy light-on Qt-based, and Fluxbox, BSD licensed, standards-compliant desktop environment. Developed on PCBSD and Packed those Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD,PC-BSD
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Dwm

Score: 90%

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Dwm-tile, a window manager manages Windows-X for dynamic layouts, and floating glasses. All of the layouts can be optimized to be applied dynamically Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD
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Amethyst

Score: 70%

FreeOpen SourceMac
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Tiling-tiling window manager similar to xmonad, a window manager for Linux for Mac popular Amethyst. Amethyst is configurable and is written in Objective C Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac
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Bluetile

Score: 38%

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Blue tile tiled window manager designed specifically for Integration with the GNOME desktop environment for Linux. Both a traditional, stacking layout mode. Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux
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Wmii

Score: 64%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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Wmii is a dynamic window Manager for X11. 9p file system interface, command line and floor coverings and classic (AC Melike) supports window management. Purposes Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux
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Phoenix

Score: 22%

FreeOpen SourceMac
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Phoenix is a simple script with JavaScript, OS X, Windows, and program Manager. The languages that you can use to compile JavaScript scripts. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,GitHub
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5

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Bspwm

Score: 20%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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Tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning. Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux
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5

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Sway

Score: 20%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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I3 window manager for the reign, but under Wayland instead of X11 drop-in replacement. Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux
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5

4

Herbstluftwm

Score: 20%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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X11 Xlib and herbstluftwm manual tiling window manager cursory lessons. Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD
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WMFS²

Score: 20%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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Highly configurable tiling window manager for X, in C. WMFS2 is a simple and WMFS2 is written is distributed under the BSD license is a free software. Can Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux

Ratpoison alternatives FAQ

What is the best Ratpoison alternative?

Openbox is currently the top-ranked option on this list based on community votes and item score.

Are there free Ratpoison alternatives?

Yes. Free, freemium, or open-source options in this list include Openbox, i3, Fluxbox, awesome, Xmonad.

Which platforms are covered?

The alternatives in this list include options for Linux, Mac, depending on each product.

How are alternatives ranked?

Alternatives are ordered by community voting signals, item score, and the available product details collected for each option.

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