awesomeWM/awesome
awesome window manager observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4566
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6945 stars · 630 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
awesome is a highly configurable, framework-style tiling window manager for X11, written in C and configured/extended with Lua. It is fast and lightweight, uses the asynchronous XCB library, and targets power users who want fine-grained keyboard-driven control of their graphical environment.
Use cases
- configure a tiling window manager with Lua
- use a keyboard-driven window manager without a mouse
- manage multiple monitors with per-screen tags
- build custom widgets, bars, and layouts for my desktop
- replace heavy desktop environments with a lightweight WM
- script window management rules and dynamic tagging
When to choose
- you want a fast, stable, highly extensible X11 window manager
- you prefer Lua-based configuration and a documented API
- you need real multihead (XRandR) support with tags instead of workspaces
- you want a small footprint with Freedesktop standards support (EWMH, system tray, notifications)
When to avoid
- you are on Wayland rather than X11
- you want a mouse-driven, out-of-the-box desktop experience
- you don't want to write or maintain a Lua configuration
Facets
application · maturity stable
gui developer-tools plugin-system configuration-management desktop-applications developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform cpp lua window-manager tiling-wm x11 xcb lua-config xorg linux desktop
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5f26e62456bf
- homepage: https://awesomewm.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f4f0aa646cac
- site_page: https://awesomewm.org/doc/api/documentation/07-my-first-awesome.md.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · c6d7329321ef
- site_page: https://awesomewm.org/apidoc/documentation/07-my-first-awesome.md.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · e02edb869046
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| awesomeWM/awesome | main | 67 |
For agents
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