MLVWM (Macintosh-Like Virtual Window Manager) is an X11 window manager with a classic MacOS appearance. Its primary features include:
Default theme (System 7-like):
System8
theme (MacOS 8/9-like):
Build & installation currently still requires imake & make. While the original documentation says that xmkmf -a
should work, we've found it's usually necessary to do the following:
cd man && xmkmf && cd -
cd sample_rc && xmkmf && cd -
cd mlvwm && xmkmf && cd -
xmkmf
make && make install
Native packages are provided on some operating systems, including:
pkg_add mlvwm
pkg_add mlvwm
For an up-to-date list of packaged versions, see mlvwm on Repology.
While some sample configuration files are included in the sample_rc
directory, we highly suggest using the configuration files from the mlvwmrc project.
We suggest reading the manual page (man mlvwm
; English), but you may also find the original documentation helpful:
Note: the English documentation above was automatically generated from the Japanese documentation.
Contributions are welcome and appreciated. Please read and follow the CONTRIBUTING guidelines.
MLVWM was originally developed in 1997 by Takashi HASEGAWA, based on FVWM, while studying at Nagoya University. Active development proceeded through 2000. In 2020, Morgan Aldridge obtained permission to continue maintenance & development.
This software is distributed as freeware as long as the original copyright remains in the source code and all documentation. Some files retain their original MIT license and one file is in the public domain.
Macintosh and MacOS are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. (née Apple Computer, Inc.)