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	1 ![dwm](dwm.svg)
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	3 dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, mono…
	4 floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimis…
	5 environment for the application in use and the task performed.
	6
	7 In tiled layout windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The m…
	8 area contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas t…
	9 stacking area contains all other windows. In monocle layout all windows …
	10 maximised to the screen size. In floating layout windows can be resized …
	11 moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, regardless of …
	12 layout applied.
	13
	14 Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multi…
	15 tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
	16
	17 Each screen contains a small status bar which displays all available tag…
	18 layout, the number of visible windows, the title of the focused window, …
	19 text read from the root window name property, if the screen is focused. A
	20 floating window is indicated with an empty square and a maximised floati…
	21 window is indicated with a filled square before the windows title. The s…
	22 tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of the focused windo…
	23 indicated with a filled square in the top left corner. The tags which are
	24 applied to one or more windows are indicated with an empty square in the…
	25 left corner.
	26
	27 dwm draws a small customizable border around windows to indicate the foc…
	28 state.
	29
	30 [![Screenshot](screenshots/dwm-20100318s.png)](screenshots/dwm-20100318.…
	31
	32 Differences
	33 -----------
	34 In contrast to ion, larswm, and wmii, dwm is much smaller, faster and si…
	35
	36 * dwm has no Lua integration, no 9P support, no shell-based configuratio…
	37 remote control, and comes without any additional tools, such as for pr…
	38 the selection or warping the mouse.
	39 * dwm is only a single binary, and its source code is intended to be kep…
	40 * dwm doesn't distinguish between layers: there is no floating or tiled …
	41 Whether or not the clients of currently selected tag(s) are in tiled l…
	42 you can rearrange them on the fly. Popup and fixed-size windows are al…
	43 floating, however.
	44 * dwm is customized through editing its source code, which makes it extr…
	45 fast and secure - it does not process any input data which isn't known…
	46 compile time, except window titles and status text read from the root …
	47 name. You don't have to learn Lua/sh/ruby or some weird configuration …
	48 format (like X resource files), beside C, to customize it for your nee…
	49 only have to learn C (at least in order to edit the header file).
	50 * Because dwm is customized through editing its source code, it's pointl…
	51 make binary packages of it. This keeps its userbase small and elitist.…
	52 novices asking stupid questions. There are some distributions that pro…
	53 binary packages though.
	54 * dwm reads from the root window's name to print arbitrary status text (…
	55 the date, load, battery charge). That's much simpler than larsremote, …
	56 what not...
	57 * dwm creates a view for each Xinerama screen.
	58
	59 Links
	60 -----
	61 * Mailing List: `[email protected]`
	62 ([Archives](//lists.suckless.org/dev/))
	63 ([Old Archives](//lists.suckless.org/dwm/)) (see
	64 [community](//suckless.org/community/) for details)
	65 * IRC channel: #suckless at irc.oftc.net
	66
	67 Download
	68 --------
	69 * [dwm 6.6](//dl.suckless.org/dwm/dwm-6.6.tar.gz) (26kb) (2025-08-09)
	70 * [MIT/X Consortium license](//git.suckless.org/dwm/plain/LICENSE)
	71 * See also [dmenu](//tools.suckless.org/dmenu)
	72
	73 Support
	74 -------
	75 See the [faq](//dwm.suckless.org/faq) for the frequent questions that are
	76 asked. The next step is to look at the source-code and the config.h for …
	77 names, which could be related to the problem that arose. If that does no…
	78 to fix the problem, then there is the #suckless IRC channel and the
	79 mailinglist.
	80
	81 If it is your first time using dwm, start with reading the
	82 [tutorial](//dwm.suckless.org/tutorial).
	83
	84 Development
	85 -----------
	86 You can [browse](//git.suckless.org/dwm) its source code repository or g…
	87
	88 git clone https://git.suckless.org/dwm
	89
	90 Miscellaneous
	91 -------------
	92 * Optionally you can install [dmenu](//tools.suckless.org/dmenu) to exte…
	93 with a wmii-like menu.
	94 * Wikipedia [article about dwm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwm)
	95
	96 Related discussion
	97 ------------------
	98 * [https://www.ghcif.de/tag/dynamic-window-manager/](https://www.ghcif.d…
	99 * [dwm blog post in Persian](http://efazati.blog.ir/post/DWM-%D8%B1%D8%A…
	100 * [http://www.gambaru.de/blog/2011/12/10/elitare-fenstermanager-sind-vie…
	101 * [http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/going-fast-dwm](http://www.linuxj…
	102 * [http://www.linuxgoodies.com/review_dwm.html](http://www.linuxgoodies.…
	103 * [http://www.iyiz.com/20-most-simple-and-cool-x-window-managers-for-lin…
	104 * [http://lbolla.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/dwm-restart/](http://lbolla.wo…
	105 * [http://danielkaes.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/adding-a-pidgin-trayicon-t…
	106 * [http://openmindlifestyle.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/howto-compile-and-c…
	107 * [http://lsetc.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/gno-more-gnome/](http://lsetc.w…
	108 * [http://houst0n.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/dwm-the-dynamic-window-manage…
	109 * [http://the-monkeymind.blogspot.com/2007/03/dwm-dynamic-window-manager…
	110 * [http://tonytraductor.livejournal.com/120674.html](http://tonytraducto…
	111 * [http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=65110](http://forums.de…
	112 * [http://wongdev.com/blog/dwm-tags-are-not-workspaces/](http://wongdev.…
	113 * [dwm usage and configuration page (french)](http://yeuxdelibad.net/Log…
	114 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ5s6T25jCc](http://www.youtube.com/wa…
	115 * [https://srobb.net/dwm.html](https://srobb.net/dwm.html)
	116 * [http://rhunter.org/blog/2012/04/17/dwm-a-tutorial-for-beginners/](htt…
	117 * [https://cannibalcandy.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/installing-and-configu…
	118 * [http://blog.yjl.im/2011/07/two-weeks-with-dwm.html](http://blog.yjl.i…
	119 * [http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=258224](http://www.m…
	120 * [http://opensourceforu.com/2012/03/tiling-window-managers-getting-star…
	121
	122 related projects
	123 ----------------
	124 * [awesome](https://awesomewm.org) -- dwm fork with XCB, EWMH, Lua scrip…
	125 * [awm](https://github.com/Alpt/awm/blob/master/README) -- (old) modifie…
	126 * [bwm](//lists.suckless.org/dwm/0708/3085.html) -- (old) modified dwm w…
	127 * [cons-wm](http://github.com/dharmatech/psilab/tree/master/cons-wm) -- …
	128 * [bug.n](https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n) -- dwm for Windows written …
	129 * [dvtm](http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/dvtm/) -- virtual terminal m…
	130 * [dwl](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl) -- hackable dwm for Wayland
	131 * [dwm-gtx](http://s01.de/~gottox/index.cgi/proj_dwm) -- dwm branch with…
	132 * [dwm-sprinkles](http://0mark.unserver.de/dwm-sprinkles/) -- dwm with c…
	133 * [dwm-win32](http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/dwm-win32/) -- dwm port…
	134 * [echinus](http://www.rootshell.be/~polachok/code/) -- dwm fork with EW…
	135 * [i3](http://i3.zekjur.net/) -- wmii fork with XCB, multihead, vertical…
	136 * [qtile](http://www.qtile.org/) -- pure python wm, used ideas from dwm
	137 * [scrotwm](http://www.peereboom.us/scrotwm/html/scrotwm.html) -- dwm cl…
	138 * [TAL/wm](http://talwm.sourceforge.net/) -- minimal tiled wm based on d…
	139 * [teslawm](http://teslawm.org/) -- dwm fork with multihead, mouse, stdi…
	140 * [xmonad](http://www.xmonad.org/) -- dwm clone in haskell