The following screenshot, from Wikipedia, demonstrates this for i3. They (typically, by default) do not allow windows to stack or overlap. Tiled are commonly composed of several “workspaces”, which can be switched through and host one or many windows, tiled side-by-side. Window managers come in two, primary, varieties. Before diving too deep into my day-to-day workflow, let’s set some primer around window managers. Your computer, whether running Ubuntu or Arch, can flip a switch to run a very capable, heavy-weight manager such as KDE or a manager with a binary size of ~1mb, such as dwm. The fact that we’re afforded these choices around window managers is what draws many of us in initially. A personal favorite is Qtile because of the Python programming language that offers a lot of customization options.That said, I do love and prefer Linux. They are fast, minimal, and offer all the essential features you’ll need to keep your app windows organized and maximize your productivity. In case you’re getting started with window managers, I recommend checking out xmonad or i3. A majority of them offer nearly the same features as our list above.

As with any Linux app category, there are many more window managers in the Linux community that you can choose.

Window managers are an essential part of daily workflow productivity for users who have to navigate between several apps or several display screens. By default, it can run on only the Xlib library and work with other libraries such as libXext for shape extension, libjpeg for JPEG backgrounds and icons, libpng PNG backgrounds and icons, Cairo and libRSVG for icons and backgrounds, and many more.

Windows tiling window manager