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J. A. Corbal edited this page Sep 22, 2026 · 5 revisions

IcoWM is a minimalist stacking window manager for the X Window System that was meticulously crafted with the inclusion of desktop icons for inactive windows, placing a significant emphasis on the utilization of iconification (iconization) in a manner reminiscent of traditional TWM aesthetics, but with a modern touch.

Full documentation resides in IcoWM Manual, covering what IcoWM is, how it is started, every command-line option it accepts, and the IPC control socket in full; in IcoWM IPC Control Socket Manual, which describes icowm-msg, the command-line client for that socket, in its entirety; and in IcoWM Configuration Reference, which describes every configuration file except themes, in its entirety, field by field; and in IcoWM Theming Reference, which does the same for themes/<name>.json.

License

This software is offered under the auspices of the 'ISC License'. Further information can be obtained at ISC Open Source Software Licenses.

Copyright (c) 2026, J. A. Corbal.

Contact information

Correspondence, and further particulars, may be found at the following:

IcoWM 1.0.1 (Licensed under ISC license)

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