Window Tiling Linux 📥

You might never stack another window again. Save this as ~/.config/i3/config :

But what if your windows never overlapped ? What if they automatically snapped into a perfect grid, using 100% of your screen real estate, controlled entirely from your keyboard? window tiling linux

Welcome to . What is Tiling? Traditional operating systems (Windows, macOS, standard Linux desktops like GNOME or KDE) use stacking or floating window managers. Windows behave like sheets of paper on a desk. You can shuffle them, overlap them, and bury the ones you don't need. You might never stack another window again

# Mod key (Super = Windows key) set $mod Mod4 bindsym $mod+Return exec alacritty Focus movement bindsym $mod+h focus left bindsym $mod+j focus down bindsym $mod+k focus up bindsym $mod+l focus right Split horizontally/vertically bindsym $mod+v split vertical bindsym $mod+b split horizontal Reload config without restart bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload Welcome to

For most computer users, managing windows feels like a game of 3D chess. You drag, resize, stack, and minimize. You lose your terminal behind your browser, your code editor behind your file manager. You reach for the mouse—again.