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I3 (window manager)

i3 is a tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii and written in C. It supports tiling, stacking, and tabbing layouts, which are handled manually. Its configuration is achieved via a plain text file and extending i3 is possible using its Unix domain socket and JSON based IPC interface from many programming languages.

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License
BSD-3-Clause
Operating system
Unix-like
Original author
Michael Stapelberg
Release
15 March 2009; 17 years ago (2009-03-15)
Repository
github.com/i3/i3
Size
1.3 MiB

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I3 (window manager)

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples10
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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I3 (window manager)

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License · 1
I3 (window manager) → BSD-3-Clause
Operating system · 1
I3 (window manager) → Unix-like
Original author · 1
I3 (window manager) → Michael Stapelberg
Release · 1
I3 (window manager) → 15 March 2009; 17 years ago (2009-03-15)
Repository · 1
I3 (window manager) → github.com/i3/i3
Size · 1
I3 (window manager) → 1.3 MiB
Stable release · 1
I3 (window manager) → 4.25.1 / 6 February 2026; 6 months ago (6 February 2026)
Type · 1
I3 (window manager) → Window manager
Website · 1
I3 (window manager) → i3wm.org
Written in · 1
I3 (window manager) → C

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i3 window windows tiling also manager vim similar floating wmii system stacking text default tabbing vi written use screen managers

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
I3 (window manager)LicenseBSD-3-Clause1.00infobox
I3 (window manager)Operating systemUnix-like1.00infobox
I3 (window manager)Original authorMichael Stapelberg1.00infobox
I3 (window manager)Release15 March 2009; 17 years ago (2009-03-15)1.00infobox
I3 (window manager)Repositorygithub.com/i3/i31.00infobox
I3 (window manager)Size1.3 MiB1.00infobox
I3 (window manager)Stable release4.25.1 / 6 February 2026; 6 months ago (6 February 2026)1.00infobox
I3 (window manager)TypeWindow manager1.00infobox
I3 (window manager)Websitei3wm.org1.00infobox
I3 (window manager)Written inC1.00infobox

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