bspwm

Spec sheet

Purpose

bspwm is a tiling window manager that represents windows as the leaves of a full binary tree.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

GitHub's repository security page says no security policy is detected and no security advisories have been published.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The README directs users seeking help to the r/bspwm subreddit, the #bspwm IRC channel on irc.libera.chat, and a Matrix room.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository includes a license permitting redistribution and use in source and binary forms subject to its stated conditions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Configuration

Its default configuration file is a shell script at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bspwm/bspwmrc that calls bspc.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Control

bspwm responds to X events and messages sent through a dedicated socket; bspc sends those messages.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Displays

The project states that it supports the RandR and Xinerama protocols.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Input handling

bspwm does not handle keyboard or pointer input, so the README says a third-party program such as sxhkd is needed to translate those events into bspc commands.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integration

The README points to sxhkd for keyboard and pointer bindings and provides an example configuration directory.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Layout

Its automatic insertion schemes include longest_side, alternate, and spiral.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Notable limit

The README describes bspwm in terms of X events, and the opened project pages do not state support for other display systems.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Release availability

The GitHub Releases page states that there are no releases there.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Standards

The project states that it supports a subset of the EWMH and ICCCM standards.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Window Management Software#25 of 657.7