stumpwm/stumpwm
The Stump Window Manager observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
61/100
- Activity 84
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5235
- days_rel: 642
- days_push: 96
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2023 stars · 274 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
StumpWM is a tiling window manager for X11 written entirely in Common Lisp, designed to be highly customizable and driven entirely by the keyboard with no conventional GUI widgets. It is often described as 'the Emacs of window managers' due to its hackable, extensible nature.
Use cases
- manage X11 windows with a keyboard-driven tiling window manager
- customize and script my desktop environment in Common Lisp
- replace mouse-heavy window management with keyboard shortcuts
- hack on my window manager's source code at runtime
- set up a productive minimalist-looking Linux desktop
When to choose
- you want a maximally hackable, programmable tiling window manager
- you know or want to learn Common Lisp and want your WM configured in it
- you prefer keyboard-driven workflows without icons, buttons, or title bars
When to avoid
- you want a minimalist tiling window manager with a small codebase
- you need a full desktop environment with panels and conventional widgets
- you want a Wayland compositor rather than an X11 window manager
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools cli desktop-applications developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform window-manager tiling-wm common-lisp x11 keyboard-driven hackable linux desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/stumpwm/stumpwm · fetched 2026-08-28 · b293125047d2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| stumpwm/stumpwm | main | 61 |
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