i3 - improved tiling WM
i3-2.png VIM, MPlayer

Latest Video

Screencast thumbnail
Screencast of v4.1

This video (5 min) shows the basic features of i3:

  • Layouts, Focus, Moving, Workspaces
  • dmenu, Floating Windows, Resizing

Watch it on YouTube or download it (18 MB).

Screenshots

To get a quick impression of i3, have a look at these screenshots.

(Screenshot) Vimperator, VIM, MPlayer, dzen2
Vimperator, VIM, MPlayer, dzen2
(Screenshot) Vimperator, VIM, xpdf, bc
Vimperator, VIM, xpdf, bc
(Screenshot) PCManFM, ROXTerm, evince
PCManFM, ROXTerm, evince

(Screenshot) i3 logo out of terminals
i3 logo out of terminals
(Screenshot) VIM, zsh, i3status (FreeBSD)
VIM, zsh, i3status (FreeBSD)
(Screenshot) GIMP, urxvt (both floating)
GIMP, urxvt (both floating)

(Screenshot) mc, xosview, MPlayer, irssi, gajim
mc, xosview, MPlayer, irssi, gajim
(Screenshot) git, synergy, htop, urxvt
git, synergy, htop, urxvt
(Screenshot) VIM, git, MPlayer, i3bar
VIM, git, MPlayer, i3bar