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Ubuntu 23.10 Adds Support for Window Quarter Tiling

Posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jun 09, 2023,

updated Jun 11, 2023

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If you’re a regular reader you’ll have expected this. I revealed earlier this year that Ubuntu developers wanted to make the Tiling Assistant GNOME extension part of the default install.

Well, now they have.

The (renamed) Ubuntu Tiling Assistant extension is rolling out to Ubuntu 23.10 daily builds, and will, barring any unexpected issues, ship out-of-the-box on new installs.

So what does this extension provide?

Well, in current versions of Ubuntu when you drag a window to either side of your screen you’re able to “snap” it to 50% of the horizontal space. This lets you view two apps side-by-side. You can also drag windows to the top of the screen to maximise it fully.

Handy, but limited when compared to the multitude of window tiling layouts that are available to users of Windows and ChromeOS.

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UPDATE

Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur will let you snap four windows to each corner

↺ Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur will let you snap four windows to each corner

> Ubuntu 23.10 will feature enhanced tiling capabilities, allowing users to easily snap windows to the four corners, as well as horizontally and vertically. This feature could improve productivity.

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