Reviews of Winger - A Window Manager

By: Lionel Wong

List of user reviews and ratings for Winger - A Window Manager

Total ratings

4.79 (Rating count: 66)

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Review summary

Users praise Winger for its stash/unstash window management, bold keyboard-friendly commands, and the ability to manage many tabs and Windows across tasks with a clean, lightweight interface. The CLI-like approach and quick, memory-focused workflows consistently stand out, with many noting it as a decisive improvement over other window managers. Common caveats include requests for additional UX features (viewing stashed items in-list, alphabetical sorting, keyboard shortcuts for unstash, moving tabs into stashes). A few reports mention instability after restarts, but overall sentiment is highly positive.

Pros

Stash/unstash window and tab management as a core, highly valued feature.
Keyboard-driven workflow and CLI-like commands for fast navigation.
Provides a global overview across many windows and tabs, improving organization.
Easy to use and lightweight with thoughtful design.
Proves reliable and enhances multi-window/project workflows.

Cons

Some users feel it’s just a tab list and not adding value beyond Firefox’s built-in features.
Missing convenient UX options: un-stash from the UI, show stashed items in the list, and sorting controls (e.g., alphabetical).
Requests for extra keyboard shortcuts and move-tab-to-stash capabilities (power-user requests).
Occasional instability after restart / forgets window names reported by a reviewer.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.60

All time rating average: 4.79

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-19	*****	At this point I could barely exist without this extension. It keeps my tabs organized by context and allows me to stash those context when I'm not actively working on them, then pick up where I left off later. Probably the most valuable extension I have right after a password vault and ad-blocker.
At this point I could barely exist without this extension. It keeps my tabs organized by context and allows me to stash those context when I'm not actively working on them, then pick up where I left off later. Probably the most valuable extension I have right after a password vault and ad-blocker.
2026-05-10	*****

2026-05-04	MN*****	Really high quality extension. Would be nice if the pop-up window showing the list of windows allowed you the option to sort alphabetically/numerically by name so to go to a given window you would always go to the same place. Now you have to read the names of the window to make sure you go to correct one.
Really high quality extension. Would be nice if the pop-up window showing the list of windows allowed you the option to sort alphabetically/numerically by name so to go to a given window you would always go to the same place. Now you have to read the names of the window to make sure you go to correct one.