See github readme at https://github.com/Fuco1/elwm This package works great in combination with `golden-ratio' package: https://github.com/roman/golden-ratio.el Layouts: - tile, vertical, left +-----------+-------------+ | | 1 | | +-------------+ | master | 2 | | +-------------+ | | 3 | +-----------+-------------+ - tile, horizontal, top +-------+---------+-------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | +-------+---------+-------+ | | | master | +-------------------------+ Windows in the master area can be again split in the same direction as the stack windows, but only in one column.