Adoption - felixfung/skippy-xd GitHub Wiki
Compatible Desktop Environments/Window Managers
GNOME
Use clientList = _NET_CLIENT_LIST.
KDE
Use clientList = XQueryTree.
Disable "Desktop Effects | fading Popups" to see expo animation.
Disable KDE Compositor and use picom to use skippy-xd transparency. Alternatively turn on pseudoTrans.
xfce
Use clientList = _NET_CLIENT_LIST.
If animation is slow, in the start of the session do
sh -c 'sleep 1; xfdesktop --quit; your wallpaper command'
LXQt
Use clientList = XQueryTree.
2bwm
Use clientList = _NET_CLIENT_LIST.
openbox
Use clientList = XQueryTree.
fluxbox
Use clientList = XQueryTree.
awesome
Use clientList = XQueryTree.
With multiple monitors, there is bug.
xmonad
Use clientList = XQueryTree.
Requires XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops.
Switch and expose works best when focusFollowsMouse = False.
IceWM
Use clientList = _NET_CLIENT_LIST.
i3
Use clientList = XQueryTree.
With multiple monitors, there is bug.
FVWM
Use clientList = _NET_CLIENT_LIST.
Add this function in ~/.fvwm/config to exclude FvwmButtons and FvwmPager modules from the window overview. To restore them, add or modify the Module lines.
DestroyFunc overview
AddToFunc overview
+ I KillModule FvwmButtons
+ I KillModule FvwmPager
+ I Schedule 500 Exec skippy-xd
+ I Schedule 4500 Module FvwmButtons SamplePanel
+ I Schedule 4500 Module FvwmPager SamplePager 0 2
Example key binding (alt + w):
Silent Key w A M overview
Mate
Use clientList = XQueryTree.
Window Maker
expose works, switch and paging not so well.
CTWM
expose works, switch and paging not so well.
Distro adoption
Please see
https://repology.org/project/skippy-xd/versions
https://pkgs.org/search/?q=skippy
Mabox Linux
Adopted by default!
https://maboxlinux.org/march-2025-iso-refresh-6-12-lts-kernel-areaclick-skippy-xd/
https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/skippy-xd-tiling/2317
Archcraft
Adopted by default!
https://wiki.archcraft.io/news/63-news-release/
ArchLinux
[AUR] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/skippy-xd-git
[Chaotic AUR] https://archlinux.pkgs.org/rolling/chaotic-aur-x86_64/skippy-xd-git-2025.09.07.r14.gc8123d6-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst.html
Fedora
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ledif/skippy-xd/
OpenSuse
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home%3AAndnoVember%3Atest/skippy-xd
ALT Linux Sisyphus
https://altlinux.pkgs.org/sisyphus/classic-aarch64/skippy-xd-0.10.7.1-alt1.aarch64.rpm.html
https://altlinux.pkgs.org/sisyphus/classic-x86_64/skippy-xd-0.10.7.1-alt1.x86_64.rpm.html
Slackware
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/desktop/skippy-xd/?search=skippy
NixOS
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-unstable/pkgs/by-name/sk/skippy-xd/package.nix
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/release-25.05/pkgs/by-name/sk/skippy-xd/package.nix
MX Linux
https://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/pool/main/s/skippy-xd/
Hyperbola
https://www.hyperbola.info/packages/extra/x86_64/skippy-xd/
Flox
https://hub.flox.dev/packages/base/skippy-xd
X11 good tools
https://github.com/X11-good-tools/xdskippy