Wayfire AlternativesWindow Managers & Wayland Compositors like Wayfire

Wayfire is described as '3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Wayfire for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, Mac, BSD and Arch Linux apps. The best Wayfire alternative is Hyprland, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wayfire are niri, Sway, GlazeWM and ScrollWM.

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  1. Hyprland icon
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    An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows.

    35 Hyprland alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Slackware
    • Wayland
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  2. niri icon
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    Windows are arranged in columns on an infinite strip going to the right. Opening a new window never causes existing windows to resize.

    84 niri alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  3. Sway icon
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    Sway is a Tiling Wayland Compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11. It works with your existing i3 configuration and supports most of i3's features, plus a few extras.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  4. ScrollWM icon
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    i3-compatible Wayland compositor (sway) with a PaperWM layout like niri or hyprscroller.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
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  5.  Smithay  icon
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    A smithy for rusty wayland compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6.  3 likes

    Rift is a tiling window manager for macOS that focuses on performance and usability.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. river icon
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    Wayland compositor featuring dynamic tiling and Master&Stack layout, offering configuration through riverctl tool with tag system for window management, customizable with rivertile and user layout generators, allowing flexible workspace setup without traditional workspaces.

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    • Linux
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  8. MouseTiler icon
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    The fastest, simplest tiler for KDE Plasma 6+ that gives you full freedom at your fingertip. No need to remember dozens of keyboard shortcuts or be limited by a fixed tile layout.

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
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  9. Cardboard is a unique, scrollable tiling Wayland compositor designed with laptops in mind. Based on wlroots.

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  10. Miriway icon
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    Miriway is a starting point for creating a Wayland based desktop environment using Mir.

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  11. Japokwm icon
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    A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor (forked from dwl) that makes it a breeze to create custom layouts with a simple configuration. 🚀

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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