# leftwm/leftwm

A tiling window manager for Adventurers

Repository: https://github.com/leftwm/leftwm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/leftwm
Homepage: http://leftwm.org
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacktoberfest, linux, tiling-window-manager, window-manager, x11
Last push: 2026-07-21T02:45:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2711, "days_push": 43, "days_rel": 572, "gap_med": 55.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3046, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:39.514606+00:00)

## What it is
LeftWM is a tiling window manager for X11 written in Rust, focused on stability and performance while doing one thing well: managing windows. It is intentionally not a compositor, bar, or lock screen, and instead supports shareable themes that let users pick their own bar, compositor, and background.

## Use cases
- tiling window manager for linux
- manage multiple monitors and ultrawide displays
- customize my desktop with themes and my own status bar
- lightweight x11 window manager written in rust
- configure keybindings and layouts for workspaces

## When to choose
- You want a fast, stable tiling WM on X11 that stays out of the way
- You want to compose your own desktop with your preferred bar, compositor, and lock screen
- You use multiple or ultrawide monitors and want good multi-screen defaults

## When to avoid
- You need a Wayland compositor or a full desktop environment
- You want an all-in-one setup with a built-in bar and lock screen
- You prefer GUI-based configuration over editing RON config files

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, configuration-management, theme
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: rust
- tags: tiling-window-manager, x11, window-manager, theming, rust, multi-monitor, linux

## Member repositories
- leftwm/leftwm (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.514606+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 2026-08-30T07:28:56.727946+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/leftwm/leftwm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.514606+00:00, sha a98f2d59299e)
  - homepage: http://leftwm.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:44:06.952203+00:00, sha d11e2ccd0e50)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/leftwm (fetched 2026-08-29T09:44:06.961039+00:00, sha 85749549c602)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.