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    paperwm/PaperWM

    Tiled scrollable window management for GNOME Shell

    web
    gnome-shell-extension
    tiling-window-manager
    window-manager
    JavaScript
    GPL-3.0
    4.4K stars
    194 forks
    4.4K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 29, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 18 days ago, with 65 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 8% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a GNOME Shell extension for scrollable tiled window management with per-monitor workspaces.
    • Enables efficient window navigation and organization through intuitive keyboard shortcuts and touchpad gestures.
    • Use for enhancing productivity by managing multiple windows in a tiled layout on GNOME desktops.
    • Use for developers needing quick workspace switching and window focus control across multiple monitors.
    • Use for users who want a hybrid floating and tiling window manager with a scratch layer for transient windows.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

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    From the README

    PaperWM is a GNOME Shell extension which provides scrollable tiling of windows and per monitor workspaces. It's inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers.

    While technically an extension it's to a large extent built on top of the Gnome desktop rather than merely extending it.

    PaperWM aims to continually support current stable GNOME Shell versions (currently GNOME 47-49). Older versions of PaperWM can generally be installed on older GNOME Shell versions (see Install via Source for more information on targeting an older/EOL Gnome version).

    New features and fixes aren't generally backported to older Gnome shell versions. Pull requests for fixes to older PaperWM versions (that run on previous Gnome versions) will be accepted if the submitter can help test and update related documentation.

    Have questions or comments? Please ask on our Github Discussions board.

    Excerpt from the paperwm/PaperWM README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

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    Open issues

    204+14

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