Distributions

Please use the i3 packages provided by the distribution you are using. i3 is currently distributed in the following operating systems/distributions:

<% distros = [ [ "Debian GNU/Linux", "http://packages.debian.org/sid/i3", "/img/debian.png", 93 ], [ "Arch Linux", "http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/i3-wm/", "/img/archlinux.png", 75 ], [ "Gentoo Linux", "http://packages.gentoo.org/package/x11-wm/i3", "/img/gentoo-logo.png", 79 ], [ "Ubuntu Linux", "http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/i3", "/img/ubuntu.png", 75 ], [ "FreeBSD", "http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/x11-wm/i3/", "/img/freebsd.png", 59 ], [ "NetBSD", "http://pkgsrc.se/wip/i3", "/img/netbsd_logo.png", 56 ], [ "OpenBSD", "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/x11/i3/", "/img/Openbsd2.png", 49 ] ] c = 0 %> % for title, link, img, height in distros:

<% c += 1 %> % if c == (len(distros) / 4) * 4:
% endif % endfor

Because Ubuntu syncs its packages only every 6 months with Debian, we provide a more recent repository.

Downloads

The current stable version is 3.ε-bf3 (transcribed 3.e-bf3 because many systems still can’t handle UTF-8 in version numbers).

IMPORTANT: If you use the nVidia binary driver (which does not support XRandR at the moment), read this document for an explanation and how to enable the work-around!

• i3-3.e-bf3.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.ε-bf3, 353 KiB, 2011-05-08, release notes
• i3-3.e-bf2.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.ε-bf2, 285 KiB, 2011-01-19, release notes
• i3-3.e-bf1.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.ε-bf1, 285 KiB, 2010-06-09, release notes
• i3-3.e.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.ε, 271 KiB, 2010-03-30, release notes
• i3-3.d-bf1.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.δ-bf1, 153 KiB, 2009-12-21, release notes
• i3-3.d.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.δ, 153 KiB, 2009-11-09, release notes
• i3-3.c.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.γ, 107 KiB, 2009-08-19, release notes
• i3-3.b.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.β, 96 KiB, 2009-06-26, release notes
• i3-3.a-bf2.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.α-bf2, 65 KiB, 2009-05-03, hotfix for a problem with -bf1
• i3-3.a-bf1.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.α-bf1, 65 KiB, 2009-05-03, release notes
• i3-3.a.tar.bz2 (GPG signature), Version 3.α, 50 KiB, 2009-03-15

Development version

Use git to follow the latest changes:

  $ git clone git://code.stapelberg.de/i3

If you prefer to download a tarball, or if you cannot use git for whatever reason, you may download the current master branch from http://code.stapelberg.de/git/i3/snapshot/i3-master.tar.bz2

Announce mailing list

If you want to be notified when a new version of i3 is released, please subscribe to the announce mailing list by sending a mail to i3-announce-subscribe@i3.zekjur.net