herbstluftwm

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  • Linux
  • BSD
Description

Herbstluftwm is a lightweight, manual tiling window manager for X11. It is written in C and uses the Xlib library. It is free and open source software released under the GNU General Public License version 2. Herbstluftwm allows users to manually arrange their windows in a grid-like layout on the desktop. It is designed to be highly customizable, with a range of built-in features and support for scripting in Lua. It uses tags to organize windows and offers many options for window placement and keyboard shortcuts for quickly navigating and managing windows. Herbstluftwm is a minimalist window manager that is designed to be fast and efficient. It is an ideal choice for users who want to create a highly customized, efficient desktop environment.

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