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| Feature | FancyZones | glazewm | Komorebi | bug.n | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Beginner Friendly | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ | ⭐ | ⭐ | | Keyboard Driven | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | | Stability | Perfect | Good | Good | Excellent | | Best Use Case | Casual Pro | Daily Driver | Power User | Old Hardware |

Hovering over a window’s maximize button (top-right) opens a flyout menu with 4–6 predefined layout templates.

Users who want 80% of the benefit of tiling without learning a new keyboard grammar.

Inspired by the Unix world (i3, dwm, AwesomeWM), a tiling window manager automatically resizes and positions every open window into a grid. No overlapping. No wasted space. Just pure, keyboard-driven efficiency. windows tiling manager top

Unlike some tools that try to replace the Windows shell, Komorebi builds on top of the public Win32 API to ensure better system stability.

For other tools like bug.n or Workspacer, manual downloads from their GitHub repositories are required.

If you find yourself constantly alt-tabbing or resizing Excel spreadsheets, you need one of these tools.

Simple visual editor to create custom grid layouts. You hold down a modifier key (like Shift ) while dragging a window to snap it into a specific zone. It supports shortcut keys for snapping windows via the keyboard.

To help narrow down the best choice for your workflow, let me know: No overlapping

Supports multiple tiling layouts including BSP (Binary Space Partitioning), columns, rows, and stacked tabs.

FancyZones is a first-party utility developed by Microsoft as part of the PowerToys suite. It acts as an extension of the native Windows "Snap" feature.

Hold the Shift key while dragging a window to see your custom zones light up, then drop the window into place.

Power users and developers who want a robust, highly configurable, Linux-like tiling experience on Windows. 2. GlazeWM