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I installed the Windows 10 preview releases awhile back because I wanted to try the Sets feature that was being worked on. Sadly, this was removed from the beta releases, and has not returned.

Is there a Linux window manager that has this capability? (Using tabs of multiple different programs in one window.)

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    That's sort of what gnome workspaces are but I think not exactly the interface you want it in. – jesse_b Apr 18 '19 at 15:36
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    Examples of alternative Windows products: http://windowtabs.com (Open Souce), https://www.stardock.com/products/groupy , https://www.nurgo-software.com/products/tidytabs , and TaskSpace (scroll down) http://www.systemgoods.com/ . Splendid idea! – K7AAY Apr 18 '19 at 18:26

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This table of Window Managers shows Linux Window Managers with tabbed windows include:

xmonad, wmii, Window Maker, WMFS, PekWM, Ion, i3, FVWM, Fluxbox, and Compiz.

Some Desktop Environments are locked in to a specific Window Manager (e.g., Cinnamon), but GNOME and KDE are not.

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I'm not familiar with that windows 10 feature, but it looks similar to window manager tabbing which had been around for quite a while.

I first encountered it in fluxbox over 10 years ago, but plenty of other WMs have that feature. It basically allows you to drag and drop a window onto another and the window manager will tab them together.

http://fluxbox-wiki.org/category/howtos/en/Tabs.html

You can see it in action here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zENMoS1BbwM

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For linux compiz there is a plugin exactly for that, however it might not be available at the time being in every compiz version

http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Group

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