Maximizing Productivity with i3wm Tiling Window Manager
Meeting i3wm: A Choice for Productivity The i3 window manager (i3wm) is a tiling window manager focused on efficiency and productivity. It was first developed in 2009 by German developer Michael Stapelberg to overcome the limitations of the existing wmii window manager. The name “i3” stands for “improved tiling wm”. Written in C with approximately 10,000 lines of concise code, i3 provides lightweight yet powerful functionality. It has gained significant popularity among developers, system administrators, and power users who prefer keyboard-only workflows with minimal mouse usage. It shows particularly high adoption rates among Arch Linux, Gentoo, and NixOS users. ...