awesome-awesome-wm
github.com/atsepkov/awesome-awesome-wm ↗A curated list of awesome tools/scripts/configs for Awesome Window Manager.
Use this list with your AI agent
Add the Context Awesome MCP server to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client, then ask:
"Show me theming resources from awesome-awesome-wm"
Installation instructions →What's inside
Theming
- Another polished theme
A theme showing that you don't have to settle for crappy ASCII art visuals.
- awesome-ban
A theme inspired by Copycats themes
- Awesome Copycats
A collection of well-polished themes with distinct look and feel.
- awesome-pro
Pro theme updated to support Awesome 4.0
- compton
High-performance compositor for those who like transparent windows.
- Minimalist theme
Minimalist theme with high level of customization.
Multi-Monitor and Docking Stations
Productivity Widgets
- awesome-scratch
A stashing area for window to declutter the workspace and easily recall programs, doesn't seem to be actively maintained
- Basic Calendar
Simple, but pretty calendar.
- Calendar w/ TODO
(orglendar) A calendar + to-do list for awesome that reads entries from a .org file (I have a cronjob dumping my Google Calendar to that file) (Lua).
- Pomodoro Timer
Hides clutter from the screen for 25 mins, replacing it with a progress bar (Lua).
Widget Packs
- Awesome WM Widgets
Good options for battery, music, CPU/RAM, and Volume widgets
- Awesome Zen
Collection of widgets with a consistent interface that hides when they're not relevant to declutter your desktop. Also includes utilities for managing windows more effectively.
- Lain
Another set of polished Widgets for Awesome
- Vicious
Contains modules that gather data about your system
Basic Widgets
- Battery
Stand-alone battery widget (C).
- Network
A wireless + wired network widget that replaces nm-applet (Lua).
- Volume Icon
Stand-alone volume icon for lightweight WMs that fits well with nm-applet (C).
- Weather
Widget that retrieves localized weather information from Yahoo.
Configuration
- Dynamic Tagging
Those numbered tags in upper-left corner can now be renamed on the fly.
- Menu Replacement
Unlike default menu that looks very basic compared to other window managers, this menu replaces the original with a more
- Valid Key Names
Useful for figuring out things like
Official Resources
- Main repository
Latest development build.
- Wiki
While not terse, a very useful resource.
Other
- tmux integration to manage terminal sessions
- treesome
no longer maintained, a utility for splitting workspace in a manner similar to TMUX
Showing a sample of 30 resources. View the full list on GitHub →