conformal/spectrwm
A small dynamic tiling window manager for X11. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 93
- Release rhythm 13
- 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: n/a
- age_days: 4857
- days_rel: 371
- days_push: 44
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1405 stars · 105 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
spectrwm is a small, dynamic tiling and reparenting window manager for X11, written in C and inspired by xmonad and dwm. It emphasizes sane defaults, simple human-readable configuration, and minimal screen real estate usage for hackers.
Use cases
- tile windows automatically on X11 without manual placement
- manage multiple monitors with dynamic RandR support
- configure a window manager without learning a programming language
- switch and arrange windows quickly with keyboard-driven workflows
- run a lightweight window manager on Linux, BSD, macOS, or cygwin
When to choose
- you want a fast, compact tiling window manager with sane defaults
- you prefer plain-text configuration over a DSL or scripting language
- you need multi-head Xinerama/RandR support with keyboard and mouse navigation
When to avoid
- you need a Wayland compositor rather than an X11 window manager
- you want a full desktop environment with panels and integrated apps
- you prefer highly scriptable window managers like xmonad or awesomewm
Facets
application · maturity active
gui desktop-applications operating-systems developer-tools bsd windows cross-platform x11 tiling-window-manager dynamic-tiling window-manager c linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/conformal/spectrwm · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2c48e9c13a84
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| conformal/spectrwm | main | 66 |
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