Window Maker
| Window Maker | |
|---|---|
 Window Maker's default appearance. | |
| Developer(s) | Alfredo Kojima up to version 0.92.0, Carlos R. Mafra onwards |
| Initial release | 1997 |
| Stable release | 0.96.0[1] 
/ 5 August 2023 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Window manager |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Website | www |
Window Maker is a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System. It emulates NeXTSTEP's Look and feel as a GNUstep-compatible environment.[2]
History
[edit]Window Maker was written from scratch primarily by Brazilian programmer Alfredo Kojima in 1997, originally intended to be used with the GNUstep desktop environment and as an improved take on the AfterStep window manager's design. [3][4]
The last release under the original developers was 0.92.0 in 2005. In 2012, Window Maker 0.95.1 was released by a new maintainer, Carlos R. Mafra, who had been maintaining a fork on Git.[5][6]
Dockapps
[edit]Dockapps are small applications that run inside Window Maker's dock alongside application icons and are often used for monitoring applications, notification areas, and volume controls. Dockapps are also usable with other window managers, such as AfterStep and Blackbox.
The Window Maker developers maintain a dockapp directory[7] and a Git repository with dockapps whose original development has been abandoned.[8]
WINGs
[edit]WINGs (a recursive acronym for "WINGs Is Not GNUstep") is a lightweight widget toolkit designed for Window Maker to be used instead of GNUstep, as the latter was considered overkill for a window manager, but it has seen some use by developers outside the Window Maker team.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Version 0.96.0 released". 5 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Window Maker Live: Cool Retro Look, Even Cooler Performance". LinuxInsider. August 28, 2017.
- ^ Chapman, Mark (2002-11-30), Window Managers, Freshmeat.net, archived from the original on 16 May 2008, retrieved 22 July 2025
- ^ "The best old-school Linux window managers that still hold up". ZDNET. 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Window Maker: News". www.windowmaker.org.
- ^ "WindowMaker Development Resumes, Has First Release Since 2006 - Slashdot". tech.slashdot.org. 16 February 2012.
- ^ "dockapps.net: Home". www.dockapps.net.
- ^ "Public Git Hosting - dockapps.git/summary". repo.or.cz.
- ^ "Window Maker: WINGs". www.windowmaker.org. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Window Maker at Free Software Directory
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