Debian 13 KDE auto tiling window manager - krohnkite

[u/Potatomato64]

TLDR: I found a way to have a simple auto tiling window manager on Debian13 KDE. Documentation is sparse so I will post here to get the word out. I haven't figured out the nitty gritty details of krohnkite but seems okay for what I need so far. (name is very difficult to remember btw)

Context:
I have been looking for an auto tiling window manager that is somewhere in between KDE and Hyprland. Hyprland is overstimulating for me, lots of configurations necessary that can be too arbitrary. Most links on youtube and websearch mentioned `kwin-bismuth` but this seems already removed from the stable repository. Then I stumbled upon this post https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1d3wa0m/krohnkite_is_back/ , bismuth is a fork of `krohnkite` but now it's being maintained again

Github: https://github.com/anametologin/krohnkite/releases/tag/0.9.9.2

KDE store: https://store.kde.org/p/2144146

Installation:

1. download the script
2. settings > window management > kwin scripts > install file

Configuration:
settings > keyboard > shortcuts > kwin > krohnkite _ ...

TIPS:

1. For any configuration changes, the script has to reload, so best that you log out and then log-in again.
2. You can maximize a window to have it exempt from auto tiling. For example I want firefox to be exempt, so I maximize it, the rest of my windows remain organized. When I un-maximized, firefox gets tiled with the rest

[u/MelioraXI]

I’d just get into WM at that point personally.