nwg-piotr/autotiling

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A small Python script that automatically switches the horizontal/vertical split orientation of windows in the sway and i3 tiling window managers based on the focused window's dimensions. It uses the i3ipc-python library and runs as a background process started from the window manager config.

Use cases

• automatically alternate split orientation in i3
• get dynamic tiling like bspwm in sway
• auto split windows vertically or horizontally based on aspect ratio
• enable autotiling only on specific workspaces or outputs
• mimic a master-stack layout in sway or i3

When to choose

• you use sway or i3 and want automatic alternating splits without a full dynamic tiling rewrite
• you want a lightweight, single-purpose script packaged in most Linux distributions
• you need per-workspace or per-output autotiling control

When to avoid

• you use stacking or tabbed layouts heavily, as they may behave oddly
• you use a Wayland compositor or window manager other than sway or i3
• you want full dynamic tiling behavior rather than simple split orientation switching

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools cli desktop-applications developer-tools python cli sway i3 tiling-window-manager window-management autotiling command-line linux

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