uint23/sxwm

uint23/sxwm has 1,063 GitHub stars and 62 forks. GitHot measured +2 stars in 24 hours. Last checked 2026-11-09 11:32 UTC. Last push 2026-10-26.

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a simple feature-rich dynamic tiling window manager

1,063 stars 62 forks +2 in 24h

Measured star growth

in 24h: +2
in 7 days: Update delayed
in 15 days: Update delayed
in 1 month: Update delayed

Net star changes over overlapping periods, not daily totals. Missing measurements are left blank. Stars measure attention, not software quality.

README.md

See default_sxwmrc for a complete list of features and configuration options.

Build & Install

[!WARNING] I don't maintain any packages. Use third-party packages at your own risk.

Dependencies

Xlib
Xinerama
XCursor
C compiler (CC)
Make

Arch Linux (AUR)

yay -S sxwm

Void Linux

sudo xbps-install -S sxwm

Build from Source

For distribution-specific build dependencies, see the build dependencies guide.

git clone https://github.com/uint23/sxwm
cd sxwm/
make
sudo make install

Running sxwm

To start sxwm with startx, add the following to your ~/.xinitrc:

exec sxwm

Alternatively, select sxwm from your display manager's session menu. The sxwm.desktop session file is installed automatically.

Contributions & Issues

Before contributing or reporting an issue, please read the contribution guide.

Thanks & Inspiration

dwm: Tiling and source code
i3: Easy configuration
sowm: README inspiration
tinywm: Minimal X11 window manager

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