--- title: awesome alternative. Overview of Awesome Window Manager description: Awesome is a highly configurable tiling window manager with Lua config and tags. If you'd rather not tinker, SMBAct is a user-friendly, cross-platform option. canonical: https://smblob.com/products/smbact/docu/alternatives/window-manager/awesome-alternative-overview-of-awesome-window-manager/ date: 2023-06-17 locale: en --- # awesome alternative. Overview of Awesome Window Manager > Markdown version of https://smblob.com/products/smbact/docu/alternatives/window-manager/awesome-alternative-overview-of-awesome-window-manager/ > Same content as the HTML page without navigation, styling or scripts. Cite the HTML URL. > Site structure and the full page list for agents: https://smblob.com/llms.txt Awesome is a highly configurable tiling window manager with Lua config and tags. If you'd rather not tinker, SMBAct is a user-friendly, cross-platform option. The Awesome window manager is a highly configurable and dynamic tiling window manager designed for power users. It offers a range of features and customization options to create a productive and personalized desktop environment. Here are some key aspects of the Awesome window manager: - Tiling Layout: Awesome follows a tiling window layout by default, where windows are arranged in a non-overlapping manner. This approach maximizes screen space utilization and provides efficient window management. - Dynamic and Flexible: Awesome supports dynamic window management, allowing windows to be resized, moved, and rearranged on-the-fly. It offers flexible and customizable layouts, including tile, floating, and maximized modes, enabling users to adapt the window organization to their workflow. - Lua Configuration: Awesome’s configuration is written in the Lua programming language, making it highly customizable and extensible. Users can modify and extend the window manager’s behavior, keybindings, appearance, and more by editing the configuration file. - Powerful Tagging System: Awesome utilizes a tagging system to group and organize windows. Each tag represents a separate workspace, and windows can be assigned to multiple tags. This enables users to switch between different sets of windows effortlessly. - Notification System: Awesome features a built-in notification system that displays desktop notifications for various events, such as new messages, system updates, or program notifications. This helps users stay informed and manage their tasks efficiently. - Rich Extension Ecosystem: Awesome benefits from a wide range of community-developed extensions and plugins. These extensions provide additional functionality, such as taskbars, widgets, system trays, and more, allowing users to customize and enhance their desktop experience. - Lightweight and Fast: As a lightweight window manager, Awesome is designed to be resource-efficient, consuming minimal system resources and providing fast performance. It’s worth noting that the Awesome window manager may have a steeper learning curve for users who are new to tiling window managers or are more accustomed to traditional desktop environments. Due to its advanced features and focus on customization, Awesome may be less beginner-friendly than some other window managers. Users who prefer a more straightforward and plug-and-play experience may find it challenging to get started with Awesome. If you do not want to explore and learn how to customize the window manager, if you are looking for a more user-friendly solution, we suggest you pay attention to SMBAct - cross-platform window manager & switcher. Quality support, user video tutorial, regular updates and new features make SMBAct a worthy alternative. [Here you can find detailed information about SMBAct](https://smblob.com/products/smbact/) ![How to position windows on the first fourth, three eights and two-thirds of the screen](https://files.smblob.com/smbact/alternatives/tiled_windows_first_fourth_three_eights_one_two_thirds_layout.webp) ## Related articles - [Qtile alternative](https://smblob.com/products/smbact/docu/alternatives/window-manager/qtile-alternative-overview-of-qtile-window-manager/): Qtile is a keyboard-driven tiling window manager configured in Python. SMBAct is a user-friendly, cross-platform window manager and switcher alternative. - [herbstluftwm alternative](https://smblob.com/products/smbact/docu/alternatives/window-manager/herbstluftwm-alternative-overview-of-herbstluftwm-window-manager/): herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager with keyboard control, tags and scriptable setup. 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SMBAct is a cross-platform window manager and switcher option. Tags: [tiling layout](https://smblob.com/products/smbact/docu/alternatives/tags/tiling-layout/), [tagging system](https://smblob.com/products/smbact/docu/alternatives/tags/tagging-system/) ## Related - HTML version of this page: https://smblob.com/products/smbact/docu/alternatives/window-manager/awesome-alternative-overview-of-awesome-window-manager/ - Site map for agents: https://smblob.com/llms.txt