FancyWM

What is FancyWM?

FancyWM is a dynamic tiling window manager designed for Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 operating systems. It offers a comprehensive set of features to enhance the user's desktop experience by optimizing window management and workflow. The application employs a tiling layout, allowing users to arrange and resize windows effortlessly using a combination of mouse and keyboard commands

Highlights

• Dynamic tiling layouts: Users can create and customize tiling layouts using intuitive mouse and keyboard controls
• Keyboard-driven window management: FancyWM provides a range of keyboard shortcuts for seamless window focus, swapping, resizing, and more
• Mouse-based window manipulation: Users can hold the Shift key while dragging a window to swap its position with another
• Flexible panel configurations: The application supports horizontal, vertical, and stacked (tabbed) panel layouts, as well as panel embedding
• Virtual desktop integration: Users can jump between virtual desktops and move focused windows to different virtual desktops using keyboard shortcuts
• Floating window mode: FancyWM allows for the creation of floating windows, either through keybindings or rule-based configurations
• Auto-float for non-fitting windows: The application automatically floats windows that cannot be accommodated in the tiling layout
• Customizable keybindings: Users can personalize the keyboard shortcuts to suit their preferences
• Multi-monitor support: FancyWM functions seamlessly across multiple displays
• Window maximization: The application allows for the maximization of windows, while still maintaining control over the tiling layout
• Low CPU usage and disabled animations for improved battery life
• Focused window opening: New windows open in the currently focused panel
• Activation hotkey remapping: Users can remap the Activation Hotkey to Shift + Win, Ctrl + Win, or Alt + Win.