--- title: Mosaic is an i3-style auto-tiling extension for GNOME Shell description: Mosaic is a new GNOME Shell extension that brings i3-style automatic window tiling on demand. Unlike permanent tiling setups, it adds a Quick Settings toggle... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mosaic-is-an-i3-style-auto-tiling-extension-for-gnome-shell-xytxel9jv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mosaic is an i3-style auto-tiling extension for GNOME Shell | daily.dev og:description: Mosaic is a new GNOME Shell extension that brings i3-style automatic window tiling on demand. Unlike permanent tiling setups, it adds a Quick Settings toggle... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mosaic-is-an-i3-style-auto-tiling-extension-for-gnome-shell-xytxel9jv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XYTxeL9jv.png og:image:alt: Mosaic is an i3-style auto-tiling extension for GNOME Shell og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mosaic is an i3-style auto-tiling extension for GNOME Shell **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Mosaic is a new GNOME Shell extension that brings i3-style automatic window tiling on demand. Unlike permanent tiling setups, it adds a Quick Settings toggle to switch between auto-tiling and floating modes. When active, windows arrange themselves using a tree-based layout. It includes keyboard shortcuts for window management, resizing, and swapping. Originally forked from System76's Pop Shell, Mosaic prioritizes simplicity and sane defaults over extensive configuration. It's available for GNOME 45+ via the GNOME Extensions website or by building from source. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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