# Bismuth-Forge/bismuth

KDE Plasma add-on, that tiles your windows automatically and lets you manage them via keyboard, similarly to i3, Sway or dwm.

Repository: https://github.com/Bismuth-Forge/bismuth
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bismuth
Homepage: https://bismuth-forge.github.io/bismuth/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: kde, tiling-window-manager, tiling, linux, desktop, kde-plasma, plasma, kwin, kwin-script, wayland, window-manager, kcm, window
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-05-23T03:32:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1831, "days_push": 832, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2426, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:50.839707+00:00)

## What it is
Bismuth is a KDE Plasma add-on (KWin script) that automatically tiles windows and enables keyboard-driven window management, similar to i3, Sway, or dwm. It supports multiple layouts and integrates with native Plasma features like virtual desktops and activities.

## Use cases
- tile windows automatically on KDE Plasma
- manage windows with keyboard shortcuts like i3
- use tiling window management without leaving Plasma
- arrange windows in grids to minimize mouse usage
- use different tiling layouts for different contexts
- get i3-style tiling on Wayland with KWin

## When to choose
- you use KDE Plasma 5.20+ and want tiling window management
- you want i3/Sway/dwm-style workflows while keeping full Plasma desktop features
- you want automatic tiling that works on both X11 and Wayland

## When to avoid
- you use GNOME, XFCE, or another non-KDE desktop environment
- you need a standalone tiling window manager rather than a Plasma plugin
- you run Plasma 6, where this project is no longer actively developed

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: tiling-window-manager, kwin-script, window-management, keyboard-driven, i3-like, linux, kde-plasma, kwin, wayland

## Member repositories
- Bismuth-Forge/bismuth (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.839707+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:31:36.867909+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Bismuth-Forge/bismuth (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.839707+00:00, sha 15cae85eb801)
  - homepage: https://bismuth-forge.github.io/bismuth/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:16.748980+00:00, sha 78e897e69ae7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.