XMonad

A dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell.

In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. XMonad makes work easier, by automating this.

Getting Started

Currently version 0.13

What’s new?

xmonad 0.13 is available from our download page.
Report a bug and we’ll squash it for you in the next release.
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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 are waiting to help you get up and running.

XMonad features

Very stable, fast, small and simple.
Tiny code base (~1000 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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