{"id":216254,"date":"2026-02-22T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/how-i-rank-linux-window-managers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:00:11","slug":"how-i-rank-linux-window-managers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/how-i-rank-linux-window-managers\/","title":{"rendered":"How I rank Linux window managers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/how-i-rank-linux-window-managers\/\">How I rank Linux window managers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/how-i-rank-linux-window-managers\/\">https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/how-i-rank-linux-window-managers\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-22 08:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.howtogeek.com\">www.howtogeek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the surface, most Linux window managers look deceptively similar. It\u2019s only once you start using them that you realize how differently they handle your workflow. Here\u2019s a quick breakdown of how Linux window managers differ\u2014and which ones I rank above the rest.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-are-the-main-things-i-look-for-in-a-linux-window-manager\">\n                        What are the main things I look for in a Linux window manager?<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>There are three main things I look for in a Linux window manager (WM): how it handles window layouts, how its configuration system works, and whether it runs on Wayland or X11. Here\u2019s a more detailed breakdown of how these factors influence your overall workflow.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-is-the-window-manager-managing-the-windows\">\n            How is the window manager managing the windows?<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>There are three fundamental ways a window manager can handle your windows: floating, tiling, and the very new\u2014scrolling.<\/p>\n<p>Floating window managers\u2014also known as stacking window managers\u2014are what most people are already familiar with from using Windows or a standard Ubuntu desktop. App windows float freely on the screen, can overlap each other, and are moved around primarily with the mouse\u2014think of it like organizing papers on a desk. It\u2019s intuitive, but the more papers (windows) you add, the harder it gets to find what you need. Common examples include Openbox, IceWM, and Fluxbox.<\/p>\n<p> Next are tiling window managers. They ditch the paper-like metaphor and instead treat your screen like a grid of tiles. Every window gets its own dedicated space&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/how-i-rank-linux-window-managers\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How I rank Linux window managers https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/how-i-rank-linux-window-managers\/ Publish Date: 2026-02-22 08:30:00 Source Domain: www.howtogeek.com On&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static0.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/06\/linux-mascot-wearing-sunglasses-and-using-a-laptop-surrounded-by-floating-windows-with-the-i3-window-manager-logo-in-the-background.png?w=1600&h=900&fit=crop","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[71,79],"class_list":["post-216254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-linux","tag-linux","tag-ubuntu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216254"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216256,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216254\/revisions\/216256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}