paperwm/PaperWM

Tiled scrollable window management for GNOME Shell observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/paperwm/PaperWM · homepage · JavaScript · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

91/100

Activity 95
Release rhythm 80
Longevity 100

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: 30
age_days: 3272
days_rel: 134
days_push: 34
n_releases_24m: 14

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4273 stars · 179 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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 2026-08-28 · 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	91

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