Window Managers, BSD

List of BSD window managers.

By Resource Requirements

Lightest

• x11-wm/antiwm - C - fullscreen
• x11-wm/bspwm - tiling
• x11-wm/ctwm MIT Claude's Tab Window Manager; twm extension
• x11-wm/cwm - C - floating
• x11-wm/dwm MIT Dynamic Window Manager; Minimalist window manager that uses C programming language for custom desktop configuration
• x11-wm/tinywm
• x11-wm/twm - C Xlib - reparenting
• x11-wm/vtwm - twm variant

Light

• x11-wm/blackbox - C++ - floating
• x11-wm/i3 - tiling
• x11-wm/jwm - C - floating
• x11-wm/qtile - python - tiling

Heavy

• x11-wm/enlightenment , x11-wm/e16 - C
• x11-wm/fluxbox - C++ - floating

Unspecified

• x11-wm/wmii MIT Window Manager Improved, Improved; Minimalist and dynamic window manager
• x11-wm/compton
• x11-wm/euclid-wm
• x11-wm/fvwm - There is supposedly another version with a BSD compatible license.
• x11-wm/golem
• x11-wm/hs-xmonad - haskell - heavy dependencies
• x11-wm/mcwm

Other

9wm derivatives

• x11-wm/aewm 9wm derived
• x11-wm/evilwm 9wm derived
• x11-wm/w9wm 9wm derived

Unclear

• x11-wm/fvwm unspecified - There is supposedly another version with a BSD compatible license.