# BurntSushi/wingo

A fully-featured window manager written in Go.

Repository: https://github.com/BurntSushi/wingo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wingo
Language: Go
License: WTFPL
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-19T02:31:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5287, "days_push": 107, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1022, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.968079+00:00)

## What it is
Wingo is a fully-featured X11 window manager written in pure Go, supporting both floating and tiling placement policies. It offers per-monitor independent workspaces and extensive configuration via an INI-like file format.

## Use cases
- manage windows on Linux with a tiling window manager
- switch between floating and tiling window layouts
- use independent workspaces on each monitor in a multi-head setup
- write a window manager configuration in an INI-like file
- replace an existing window manager with a Go-based one
- customize keybindings and window decoration themes

## When to choose
- you want a Go-native X11 window manager with no C dependencies
- you need both floating and tiling modes on different workspaces
- you run a multi-monitor setup and want per-monitor workspaces
- you prefer highly configurable keybindings, theming, and hooks

## When to avoid
- you need a Wayland window manager (Wingo is X11 only)
- you want a project with active feature development or test coverage
- you rely heavily on EWMH-compliant pagers/taskbars in multi-head setups
- you need a polished, stable desktop experience out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: go
- tags: window-manager, x11, tiling, floating-wm, multi-head, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- BurntSushi/wingo (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.968079+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 2026-08-30T07:08:41.208585+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BurntSushi/wingo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.968079+00:00, sha 8bb131491409)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.