Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language.

Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language. Its policy is very minimal compared to most window managers.

Its aim is simply to manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible. All high-level WM functions are implemented in Lisp for future extensibility or redefinition.

These are some of the features that set Sawfish apart from other window managers:

Powerful key-binding: Virtually every function provided by Sawfish can be bound to keys (or mouse buttons).
Event hooking: For many events (moving windows etc.) you can customize the way Sawfish will respond.
Window matching: When windows are created you can match them to a set of rules and automatically perform actions on them.
Flexible theming: Sawfish allows for very different themes to be created and a variety of third-party themes are readily available.

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Current releases (Stable Series): librep 0.91.0; rep-gtk 0.90.4; sawfish 1.7.1; sawfish-pager 0.90.0
Development Series: librep 0.91.1 GIT; rep-gtk (gtk+2) 0.90.5 GIT; rep-gtk ((not yet) gtk+3) 2.90.0 GIT; sawfish 1.8.0 GIT; sawfish-pager ((not yet) gtk+3) 0.90.1 GIT; Howto download current GIT

Screenshots.

A clusterssh session in xinerama while compiling yade plus funky transparency to show-off (mxflat theme). The terminals display htop.

Windows with tabs, tiled using maximize-fill-toggle (I suppose).

Windows tiled using grid.

Tabbed windowing.

Tabbed windows, different theme.

Making this screenshot was fun :).

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Sawfish in combination with KDE.

Sawfish with KDE and Denise Richards.

On a dualhead, running with ROX.

The Focus-transparency script in action. HiRes PNG version.

Matching windows with the Sawfish Configurator.

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The old Sawmill Configurator and Theme Builder.

The Brushed-Metal Theme.

Sawmill Configurator on GNOME Desktop.

Different themes set for different windows.

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