paperwm/PaperWM
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Tiled scrollable window management for GNOME Shell observed · 2026-09-24
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 73
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 29.0
- age_days: 3320
- days_rel: 182
- days_push: 29
- n_releases_24m: 11
Adoption not part of the score
4314 stars · 190 forks observed · 2026-09-24
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
PaperWM is a GNOME Shell extension providing scrollable tiling of windows and per-monitor workspaces, inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers. It is built largely on top of the GNOME desktop and supports current stable GNOME Shell versions.
Use cases
- tile windows in a scrollable layout on GNOME
- get per-monitor workspaces in GNOME Shell
- use a tiling window manager without leaving GNOME
- manage many open windows on a widescreen monitor
- switch from i3/sway-style tiling to a GNOME desktop
When to choose
- you run GNOME Shell 45-50 and want tiling window management
- you prefer scrollable horizontal window layouts over floating windows
- you want tiling while keeping GNOME's ecosystem and extensions
When to avoid
- you use a desktop other than GNOME (KDE, XFCE, macOS, Windows)
- you run an EOL GNOME version and need the latest features
- you want a fully standalone window manager outside a full desktop environment
Facets
plugin · maturity active
gui developer-tools desktop-applications developer-tools operating-systems gnome-shell-extension tiling-window-manager window-management scrollable-tiling per-monitor-workspaces linux desktop
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/paperwm/PaperWM · fetched 2026-09-24 · 8e5f11e70739
- homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/6099/paperwm/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8703bcf79d8d
- site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 65eab6fe28f2
- site_page: https://www.gnome.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 46caf25c454c
- site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/local · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9f75ee36978b
- site_page: https://help.gnome.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4dd6b2a63fdc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| paperwm/PaperWM | main | 89 |
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