ch11ng/exwm
Emacs X Window Manager observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4065
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 940
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2822 stars · 129 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
EXWM (Emacs X Window Manager) turns Emacs into a full X11 window manager, allowing users to manage X windows as Emacs buffers. This original repository has moved to emacs-exwm/exwm after the original author became unreachable.
Use cases
- manage X11 windows entirely from Emacs
- keyboard-driven tiling window manager
- treat X applications as Emacs buffers
- unified Emacs-based desktop environment
When to choose
- you live in Emacs and want a window manager integrated with it
- you prefer keyboard-driven window management on Linux
When to avoid
- you need a Wayland window manager
- you want a conventional mouse-driven desktop
- you are not an Emacs user
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
desktop-framework desktop-applications developer-tools operating-systems emacs x-window-manager tiling-window-manager keyboard-driven window-management linux x11
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ch11ng/exwm · fetched 2026-08-28 · deead39d4773
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ch11ng/exwm | main | 23 |
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