# FancyWM/fancywm

FancyWM - Dynamic Tiling Window Manager for Windows

Repository: https://github.com/FancyWM/fancywm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fancywm
Homepage: https://fancywm.github.io/fancywm/
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: windows-10, windows-11, window-manager, tiling-window-manager, dynamic-window-manager, keyboard-navigation, productivity
Last push: 2026-08-13T14:22:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1991, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 172, "gap_med": 4.5, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1204, forks 51 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:58.777974+00:00)

## What it is
FancyWM is a dynamic tiling window manager for Windows 10/11 that automatically arranges windows into horizontal, vertical, and stacked panels. It supports mouse and keyboard interaction, multi-monitor setups, virtual desktops, and floating mode with zero configuration.

## Use cases
- tile windows automatically on windows 10/11
- manage windows with keyboard shortcuts
- organize multiple monitors and virtual desktops
- replace manual window resizing and positioning
- use a tiling window manager like i3 but on windows
- keep coding editor and docs side by side without overlap

## When to choose
- you want tiling window management on Windows without complex configuration
- you want to keep familiar mouse interactions alongside keyboard-driven tiling
- you want a lightweight manager available via winget or Microsoft Store

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or macOS and need a native window manager
- you want a fully scriptable, config-file-driven tiling WM in the style of i3 or dwm
- you rely on Windows features like Snap Layouts and prefer built-in tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: desktop-framework, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows, desktop-applications
- platform: windows
- tags: tiling-window-manager, window-management, keyboard-navigation, multi-monitor, virtual-desktops, desktop

## Member repositories
- FancyWM/fancywm (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.777974+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 2026-08-30T06:19:37.551313+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FancyWM/fancywm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.777974+00:00, sha 460baae82d98)
  - homepage: https://fancywm.github.io/fancywm/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:11.157831+00:00, sha cb0c023eacfd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.