13
User
Recs.
Recs.
26
Updates
Last
Updated
Updated
Activity
13 Options
SpecsUpdate
Pros
Know any positive aspects of this option?
Cons
Recommendations
Sway
Recommended 6 years ago
I love i3, obviously, but like it or not, the push for wayland is real (and IMO it's the right thing to do). Once more distro's start adopting wayland over the old warhorse that is X server, I'd say sway will overtake i3. It's highly compatible with i3, to the point where you can (almost) dr...
Pro
Compatible with the i3 window managerPro
Uses Wayland instead of X11Pro
Backwards compatible with X11 applicationsCon
Still in developmentPro
Manual pages for documentationPro
Gaps as standardCon
Not 100% compatible with i3 (yet), probably closer to 98%Sway
Recommended 6 years ago
Sway is leaner, meaner, and more secure than any other tiling window manager thanks to its more organized codebase and usage of Wayland over X11.
Pro
Compatible with the i3 window managerPro
Uses Wayland instead of X11Pro
Backwards compatible with X11 applicationsPro
Manual pages for documentationPro
Gaps as standardComments
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con Not 100% compatible with i3 (yet), probably closer to 98%
Technically this could be a con depending on what features you use, but WRT every day use, it's really no hardship.