---
name: "muffin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "muffin"
version: "6.6.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/muffin"
---

# muffin(1)

Clutter based compositing GTK2 Window Manager

## NAME

MUFFIN - Clutter based compositing GTK2 Window Manager

## SYNOPSIS

**MUFFIN** \[--display=*DISPLAY*\] \[--replace\] \[--sm-client-id=*ID*\] \[--sm-disable\] \[--sm-save-file=*FILENAME*\] \[--version\] \[--help\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly **MUFFIN.**

**MUFFIN** is a minimal X window manager aimed at nontechnical users and is designed to integrate well with the Cinnamon desktop.  **MUFFIN** lacks some features that may be expected by traditional UNIX or other technical users; these users may want to investigate other available window managers for use with Cinnamon or standalone.

## OPTIONS

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  Connect to X display *DISPLAY*.

- **--replace**

  a window manager which is running is replaced by **MUFFIN**.  Users are encouraged to change the Cinnamon window manager by running the new WM with the --replace or -replace option, and subsequently saving the session.

- **--sm-client-id=ID**

  Specify a session management *ID*.

- **--sm-disable**

  Disable the session management.

- **--sm-save-file=FILENAME**

  Load a session from *FILENAME*.

- **--version**

  Print the version number.

- **-?, --help**

  Show summary of options.

## CONFIGURATION

**MUFFIN** configuration can be found under *Preferences*-\>*Windows* and *Preferences*-\>*Keyboard Shortcuts* on the menu-panel. Advanced configuration can be achieved directly through gsettings.

## SEE ALSO

**MUFFIN-message**(1)

## AUTHOR

The original manual page was written by Thom May \<thom@debian.org\>.  It was updated by Akira TAGOH \<tagoh@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (with permission to use by others), and then updated by Luke Morton and Philip O'Brien for inclusion in MUFFIN.