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i3

simple and lightweight window manager with few dependencies
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i3

Summary

i3 is a tiling window manager[1]. i3 draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (tiling_window_manager category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • i3 is the creator of Michael Stapelberg[3].
  • i3's instance of is recorded as tiling window manager[4].
  • i3's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • i3's maintained by is recorded as Michael Stapelberg[6].
  • i3's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License[7].
  • i3's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • i3's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[9].
  • i3's operating system is recorded as BSD[10].
  • i3's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • i3's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8[13].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.9[14].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.14.1[15].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.15[16].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[17].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.1[18].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.2[19].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1[20].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1.1[21].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1.2[22].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.2[23].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.3[24].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4[25].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5[26].
  • i3's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.1[27].

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Authorship and Creation

i3 is the creator of Michael Stapelberg[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

wmii inspired i3[28].

Why It Matters

i3 draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (tiling_window_manager category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] i3 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] i3 is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

AOSC OS BSD Fedora Linux free software i3lock i3status macOS Miracle Unix-like operating system xmlto

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . i3wm.org. Retrieved . i3wm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . i3wm.org. i3wm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    License → —
    Aur package → —
    Derivative work → sway, Miracle
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