# qtile/qtile

:cookie: A full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written and configured in Python (X11 + Wayland)

Repository: https://github.com/qtile/qtile
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qtile
Homepage: http://qtile.org
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: qtile, window-manager, python, wayland-compositor, wlroots, x11-wm
Last push: 2026-08-26T08:14:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6578, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 26, "gap_med": 77, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5292, forks 734 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:15.151928+00:00)

## What it is
Qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written entirely in Python, configurable via Python scripts. It runs as an X11 window manager or a Wayland compositor and offers complete remote scriptability of windows, layouts, and widgets.

## Use cases
- tiling window manager for linux
- configure my desktop environment in python
- wayland compositor that is scriptable
- replace i3 with a python-configurable wm
- manage windows and workspaces via scripts
- keyboard-driven tiling desktop with a status bar

## When to choose
- you want a tiling WM you can configure and extend in Python
- you need both X11 and Wayland support in one tool
- you want to script and unit-test your desktop setup
- you like writing custom layouts, widgets, and commands

## When to avoid
- you want a mouse-driven, out-of-the-box desktop like GNOME or KDE
- you need a window manager for macOS or Windows
- you prefer declarative config files over Python code
- you need support for display protocols beyond X11/Wayland

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, configuration-management, cli
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, operating-systems, cross-platform
- platform: python
- tags: tiling-window-manager, x11, wayland, wlroots, hackable, status-bar, keyboard-driven, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- qtile/qtile (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.151928+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 2026-08-29T17:59:12.270533+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qtile/qtile (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.151928+00:00, sha c4effc3ffd0e)
  - homepage: http://qtile.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:03.791563+00:00, sha 3f1d8339b720)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/qtile/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:03.806990+00:00, sha ffc380b14802)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.