JavaScript window-manager

Open-source JavaScript projects categorized as window-manager

Top 10 JavaScript window-manager Projects

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  1. winbox

    WinBox is a modern HTML5 window manager for the Web.

  2. Puter.js

    Puter.js - The Backend for AI-Generated Apps. One-shot full-stack apps with your existing AI coding tool. Puter.js gives you Auth, Storage, DB, AI & more, with up to 90% fewer AI tokens than other backend platforms.

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  3. PaperWM

    Tiled scrollable window management for GNOME Shell

  4. simple-bar

    A yabai and AeroSpace status bar widget for Übersicht

  5. forge

    Forge - Tiling and Window Manager for Gnome-Shell (by forge-ext)

  6. dotfiles

    i3 + Plasma: using the i3 window manager on the top of KDE Plasma and other dotfiles, configurations, scripts, workarounds and practises from my Debian Sid machines. (by avivace)

  7. tabby

    A web extension for managing great amounts of windows and tabs at ease. (by Bill13579)

  8. winger

    Window Manager: A Firefox web extension for switching windows, moving tabs between windows, and more

  9. AppSignal

    Monitoring that respects your time & budget. APM, error tracking, and dashboards for modern web apps. Ten-minute setup, transparent flat pricing, and support from engineers who actually use the product.

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  10. KWin-window-positioning-scripts

    KWin scripts controlling window placement on multi-monitor setups

  11. KWin-window-geometry-scripts

    KWin scripts to control window geometry via keyboard shortcuts

  12. floating-tiles

    KWin script to prevent windows from overlapping

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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  • Show HN: A Tiling Window Manager for Windows, Written in Janet

    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 May 2025
  • PaperWM: Tiled scrollable window management for GNOME Shell

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Mar 2025
  • Papersway – a scrollable window management for Sway/i3wm

    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Aug 2024
  • PaperWM: Tiled scrollable window management for Gnome Shell

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Nov 2023
  • Ask HN: What GNOME Shell extensions do you use?

    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Aug 2023
  • Rethinking Window Management in Gnome

    10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Jul 2023
  • Why doesn't Gnome have native tiling?

    1 project | /r/gnome | 10 Jun 2023
  • A note from our sponsor - AppSignal
    www.appsignal.com | 9 Aug 2026
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Index

What are some of the best open-source window-manager projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 winbox 6,426
2 PaperWM 4,250
3 simple-bar 1,611
4 forge 1,251
5 dotfiles 795
6 tabby 320
7 winger 85
8 KWin-window-positioning-scripts 67
9 KWin-window-geometry-scripts 20
10 floating-tiles 17

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