XMonad

What’s new?

• xmonad and xmonad-contrib 0.17.0 are available. New versions of xmonad and xmonad-contrib have been released. Check out our download page for instructions on where to get them. (2021-10-27)
• xmonad 0.15 is available. (2018-09-30)
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Why use XMonad?

XMonad is..

• tiling: xmonad automates the common task of arranging windows, so you can concentrate on getting stuff done.
• minimal: Out of the box, no window decorations, no status bar, no icon dock. just clean lines and efficiency.
• stable: Haskell and smart programming practices guarantee a crash-free experience.
• extensible: It sports a vibrant extension library, including support for window decorations, status bars, and icon docks.
• full of features: core features like per-screen workspaces, true xinerama support and managehooks can’t be found in any other wm.
• easy: we work hard to make common configuration tasks one-liners.
• friendly: an active, friendly mailing list and IRC channel (#xmonad@irc.libera.chat) are waiting to help you get up and running.

XMonad features

• Very stable, fast, small and simple.
• Tiny code base (~2000 lines of Haskell)
• Automatic window tiling and management
• First class keyboard support: a mouse is unnecessary
• Full support for tiling windows on multi-head displays
• Full support for floating, tabbing and decorated windows
• Full support for GNOME and KDE utilities
• XRandR support to rotate, add or remove monitors
• Per-workspace layout algorithms
• Per-screens custom status bars
• Compositing support
• Powerful, stable customisation and on-the-fly reconfiguration
• Large extension library
• Excellent, extensive documentation
• Large, active development team, support and community
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