The Linux interface index

Find your perfect Linux interface.

Explore window managers, compositors, desktop environments, and shells through a curated catalog built for quick comparison and deeper discovery.

315 indexed profiles X11 + Wayland in one catalog Source-backed project details

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Profiles found: 315

Name	Type	Paradigm	Server
Denial	Compositor, Desktop, Shell	Floating	Wayland
Direktor	Window Manager, Script (KWin)	Tiling, Floating	Wayland via KWin
dk	Window Manager	Tiling, Floating	X11
doors	Window Manager, Compositor	Floating, Tiling, Scrolling	Wayland
doWM	Window Manager	Tiling, Floating	X11
DragnTile	Window Manager, Extension (GNOME Shell)	Tiling	Wayland, X11 via GNOME Shell
DriftWM	Window Manager, Compositor	Infinite-canvas	Wayland
Durden	Desktop	Tiling, Floating	Arcan native, X11 via Xarcan
dusk	Window Manager	Tiling, Floating	X11
dwl	Window Manager, Compositor	Tiling, Floating	Wayland, Xwayland
dwm	Window Manager	Tiling, Floating, Monocle	X11
E16	Window Manager	Floating, Stacking	X11
echinus	Window Manager	Tiling, Floating	X11
edwl	Window Manager, Compositor	Tiling, Floating	Wayland
emskin	Compositor, Nested	Floating	Wayland nested inside Emacs
EMWM	Window Manager	Floating, Stacking	X11
end-4 Hyprland Shell (dots-hyprland)	Desktop, Shell, Session	Delegated	Wayland (Quickshell/QtQuick layer-shell)
Enlightenment	Desktop, Window Manager, Compositor	Floating, Tiling	X11, experimental Wayland
evilwm	Window Manager	Floating, Stacking	X11
EWM (Wayland)	Window Manager, Compositor	Floating	Wayland
EXWM	Window Manager	Tiling, Floating	X11
fastcompmgr	Compositor	Compositing	X11
FHT-compositor	Window Manager, Compositor	Tiling, Floating	Wayland
Fluxbox	Window Manager	Floating, Stacking, Tabbed, Grouping	X11
Fluxland	Window Manager, Compositor	Floating, Stacking, Grid, Tabbed	Wayland, Xwayland