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A tiling window manager for Windows 🍉

56 mentions on Hacker News by 12 people: 9 stories, 47 comments · first 2021-08-06 · latest 2026-02-02

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  1. As covered literally just a few days ago (IIRC), you absolutely can demand payment: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi actively works to detect MDM, and if found, demand payment. Not open source, but an interesting counterpoint, I think.
    comment by zhengyi13 · 2026-02-02 · in Todd C. Miller – Sudo maintainer for over 30 years
  2. …to only allow maintainers to create issues, instead we are left with these subpar workarounds. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/blob/master/.github/workf...
    comment by bsnnkv · 2026-01-02 · in Why users cannot create Issues directly
  3. Just in case someone new is looking, komorebi is great: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by piskov · 2025-05-20 · in Show HN: A Tiling Window Manager for Windows, Written in Janet
  4. …NixOS on WSL + Windows + komorebi[1] for tiling window management is peak productivity for me. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2025-05-19 · in The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
  5. …for $X00,000 to be able to quit my 9-5 and work on porting full time for a year or so [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2025-04-28 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
  6. …now put the extra brain power into music, dance, videography, editing etc., and life is good. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2025-04-24 · in On loyalty to your employer (2018)
  7. …Microsoft has done in providing Win32 bindings for Rust. If only Apple would provide the same. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2025-03-07 · in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build
  8. …Rust. windows-rs[2] is officially supported and is constantly being worked on and improved. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi [2]: https://github.com/microsoft/windows-rs
    comment by bsnnkv · 2025-02-26 · in Microsoft is Getting Rusty [video]
  9. …a whole bunch of time fumbling around with obscure hotkey combinations for changing layers![3] [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/whkd [3]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komokana
    comment by bsnnkv · 2025-02-02 · in A mouseless tale: trying for a keyboard-driven desktop
  10. …a first class citizen (not all twms do this unfortunately) and I'm very happy with this setup. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2025-01-17 · in Ask HN: What is your Monitor setup?
  11. …what it's supposed to do. Also has excellent Windows[1] support so I can take it everywhere! [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/blob/master/justfile example justfile on my biggest and most active Windows project- might not seem like a…
    comment by bsnnkv · 2024-12-07 · in Just: Just a Command Runner
  12. …their configuration file has stopped working after upgrading to a new version of komorebi. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi?tab=readme-ov-file#breaki...
    comment by bsnnkv · 2024-10-06 · in Hyprland 0.44
  13. …because I associate with snake oil (it wouldn't surprise me that I'm in the minority here). [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2024-10-01 · in The best browser bookmarking system is files
  14. …___ From Windows, but for Linux/macOS". [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNZw0qUf_PE [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/commit/45894be4ff5162e1c2... [3]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi-application-specific-conf... [4]:…
    comment by bsnnkv · 2024-09-15 · in i3wm inspired wm for Windows
  15. …settled on using Komorebi [1] instead and it’s a lot more of “just works”, just run it and go. [1] https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by apfsx · 2024-09-15 · in i3wm inspired wm for Windows
  16. …I'm trying to find some time to get familiar with it all. Also want to get going with komorebi ( https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi ) as I've looked at the Linux tiling window managers for years with envy.
    comment by snthpy · 2024-07-08 · in PowerToys Run: extensible quick launcher for power users
  17. …envelope and introduce many quality of life features you still won't find even in Linux twms today. https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi https://github.com/glzr-io/glazewm https://github.com/dalyIsaac/Whim Hopefully this new entrant will…
    comment by bsnnkv · 2024-06-06 · in AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS
  18. …generation from highlights for sharing on image-first/text-hostile social media platforms. [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi - tiling window manager for Windows. There wasn't really anything fit for purpose on Windows when I started,…
    comment by bsnnkv · 2024-01-05 · in An app can be a home-cooked meal (2020)
  19. …and mainstream interview processes value LeetCode more than shipping real code these days. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2023-12-04 · in Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job?
  20. …who are interested this might also be interested in a tiling window manager for Windows[1] [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2023-11-12 · in Win-Vind: Vim key binder for Windows
  21. Have a look at https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi .
    comment by kgtm · 2023-07-14 · in Effect of perceptual load on performance within IDE in people with ADHD symptoms
  22. …just be a user friendly drop-in replacement. [1]: I develop one of the two main Windows twms ( https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi )
    comment by bsnnkv · 2023-04-18 · in Microsoft plugging more ads into Windows 11 Start Menu
  23. I don't think it's quite that simple with this use case[1][2], but I'm happy to be proven wrong! [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/blob/master/derive-ahk/sr... [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/blob/master/komorebic.lib...
    comment by bsnnkv · 2023-01-29 · in AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement
  24. …for a socket-based tiling window manager (or just generally, for triggering CLI commands). [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/whkd [3]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by bsnnkv · 2023-01-29 · in AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement
  25. …AHK or just develop my own sxhkd (swhkd?) and recommend that for users going forward. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/blob/master/komorebic.lib...
    comment by bsnnkv · 2023-01-04 · in AutoHotKey V2 (Breaking Upgrade)
  26. …sane declarative configuration management. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33946559 [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi [3]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/Nazm
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-12-13 · in Ask HN: Are Any of You Tired from macOS and Want to Go Back to Linux?
  27. …because there is no sane way to do something as simple as changing the user directory name. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-12-11 · in Not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11
  28. …publicly for free.[2] I still can't believe how popular it has become. [1]: https://notado.app [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-11-18 · in Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've built?
  29. Like Komorebi? https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by Tajnymag · 2022-10-12 · in MetaDock: Split Screen Browser
  30. …to achieve the desired size. [1] https://lgug2z.github.io/komorebi-custom-layout-generator/ [2] https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/#dynamically-changing-lay...
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-10-12 · in Show HN: Komorebi – A tiling window manager for Windows 10/11 written in Rust
  31. …it. It's such a huge productivity booster, a real "the future is now" moment for me personally. [1] https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/#dynamically-changing-lay... [2] https://lgug2z.github.io/komorebi-custom-layout-generator/ [3]…
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-10-11 · in Show HN: Komorebi – A tiling window manager for Windows 10/11 written in Rust
  32. …experienced it. [1]: https://github.com/jtroo/kanata [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komokana [3]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-09-08 · in ErgodoxE EZ – an ergonomic keyboard with open source firmware
  33. Not a terminal multiplexer, but https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi might cheer you up!
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-08-13 · in Zellij: A terminal workspace with batteries included
  34. Check out https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-08-12 · in Ask HN: One curved monitor vs. 2 or 3 non-curved for software development
  35. …and focus on the real work of how the window manager should behave. 1. Based on Github Stars 2. https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-08-11 · in Rust 1.63
  36. …big release and also highlight some of the cool work that has been completed since the last update! https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/tree/v0.1.9 Here is a bullet point rundown of the features added since the last update: * Move focused…
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-05-26 · in Show HN: Komorebi (a tiling window manager for Windows written in Rust) v0.1.9
  37. …komorebi[1], a fully scriptable, bspwm-esque automatic tiling window manager for Windows 10+. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-05-08 · in PowerToys – open-source Windows utilities
  38. …Desktop - TickTick - Ubuntu on Windows - VS Code - Thunderbird - Ditto - Everything - 1Password [1] https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/issues/15
    comment by emptysongglass · 2022-04-20 · in Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?
  39. …icon next to the latest commit and downloading the "komorebi-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc" artifact. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/tree/v0.1.8 [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/actions/runs/2192874049
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-04-20 · in Show HN: A tiling window manager like i3wm written entirely in C#
  40. …https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd [2]: https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm#description [3]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi-application-specific-conf... [4]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/#generating-common-applic...
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-04-15 · in Show HN: A tiling window manager like i3wm written entirely in C#
  41. …but it's rather clunky with the ahk dependency. I'll have to try Glaze and give it a spin. [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by st0le · 2022-04-15 · in Show HN: A tiling window manager like i3wm written entirely in C#
  42. I use and maintain my own tiling window manager for Windows 10/11 ( https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi ), which I was forced to write after migrating from macOS to Windows after years of heavy yabai use. It is not an exaggeration to say…
    comment by bsnnkv · 2022-02-05 · in Ask HN: Are there software engineers in big tech who use XMonad day to day?
  43. Plugging my fully-fledged, batteries-included Windows tiling window manager, komorebi: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2021-12-06 · in How new Linux users can increase their odds of success
  44. …which has been received fairly well by people who have migrated from Linux and macOS to Windows: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2021-11-13 · in Microsoft to Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds
  45. …windows manager for Windows 10 and 11 here since I know how hard life on Windows is without one: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/
    comment by bsnnkv · 2021-11-05 · in From macOS to Arch Linux
  46. …(very active) developer and maintainer of komorebi, a tiling window manager for Windows 10 and 11: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi
    comment by bsnnkv · 2021-10-30 · in The Roll-Out of Windows 11 Is the Perfect Time to Decide to Switch to Linux
  47. I have written my own bspwm-like twm for Windows which is actively developed and supported: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi It supports multiple monitors, multiple workspaces per monitor, multiple containers per workspace, multiple…
    comment by bsnnkv · 2021-09-07 · in Switching to the i3 window manager