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Window Maker

X11 window manager originally designed to provide integration support for the GNUstep Desktop Environment
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Window Maker

Summary

Window Maker is a window manager[1]. It draws 1,443 Wikipedia views per month (window_manager category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Window Maker's instance of is recorded as window manager[3].
  • Window Maker's instance of is recorded as GNU package[4].
  • Window Maker's developer is recorded as GNU Project[5].
  • Window Maker's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[6].
  • Window Maker's copyright license is recorded as WTFPL[7].
  • Window Maker's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Window Maker's operating system is recorded as GNU[9].
  • Window Maker's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[10].
  • Window Maker's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[11].
  • Window Maker's operating system is recorded as Q34225[12].
  • Window Maker's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[13].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20.1[14].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.62.0[15].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.63.0[16].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.63.1[17].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.65.0[18].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.70.0[19].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.80.0[20].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.80.1[21].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.81.0[22].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.90.0[23].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.91.0[24].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.92.0[25].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.93.0-crm[26].
  • Window Maker's software version identifier is recorded as 0.94.0-crm[27].

Why It Matters

Window Maker draws 1,443 Wikipedia views per month (window_manager category, ranking #3 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

FreeBSD GNU GNU Project OpenBSD

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → GNU Project
    Operating system → GNU, Q3251801, FreeBSD +2
    Programmed in → Q15777
    Instance of → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3454]]: windowmaker, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325114805|windowmaker (#325114805)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8509|Arch Linux packa"
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