List of software for Wayland
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This page gives brief lists of various desktop related packages for Wayland, such as compositors, application launchers, and so on.
For the basics of Wayland, see Wayland.
Note
Many packages below are found in the overlay wayland-desktop, but not yet merged to the official portage tree.
Many packages below are found in the overlay wayland-desktop, but not yet merged to the official portage tree.
Compositors
In Gentoo, many Wayland compositors are found in the category gui-wm.
Window managers can be classified mostly as three kinds below. (Notice Wayland compositors have the role of window managers.)
- Stacking (aka floating): The traditional mode of how window managers are expected to behave, similar to that of Windows or OS X. Windows act like pieces of paper on a desk, and can be stacked on top of each other.
- Tiling: Windows are tiled so that none of them overlap. These usually make very extensive use of key-bindings and traditionally have little to no reliance on the mouse. Tiling window managers may be manual, offer predefined layouts, or both.
- Dynamic: These window managers can dynamically switch between stacking and tiling configurations.
| Name | Package | Type | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enlightenment | x11-wm/enlightenment | Stacking | Ok | Eye candy compositor part of the Enlightenment desktop environment |
| Hikari | gui-wm/hikari | Stacking | Ok | Simple, clean compositor inspired by OpenBSD's x11-wm/cwm |
| KWin | kde-plasma/kwin | Dynamic | Ok | KDE's compositing window manager/Wayland compositor. |
| Mutter | x11-wm/mutter | Stacking | Ok | GNOME's compositing window manager/Wayland compositor. |
| Sway | gui-wm/sway | Tiling | Ok | x11-wm/i3 clone |
| Wayfire | gui-wm/wayfire | Stacking | Ok | Beautiful, eye candy compositor inspired by Compiz |
| Cage | gui-wm/cage | Kiosk | Beta | Kiosk based compositor for displaying a single fullscreen application (in GURU) |
| Cagebreak | gui-wm/cagebreak | Tiling | Beta | Tiling compositor inspired by RatPoison (in wayland-desktop) |
| DWL | gui-wm/dwl | Tiling | Unstable | DWM clone (in GURU) |
| Hyprland | gui-wm/hyprland | Tiling | Unstable | Dynamic tiling compositor that doesn't sacrifice on its looks |
| Kiwmi | gui-wm/kiwmi | Stacking | Unstable | Fully programmable compositor configurable with Lua (in wayland-desktop) |
| LabWC | gui-wm/labwc | Stacking | Unstable | OpenBox clone (in wayland-desktop) |
| Liri | gui-liri/liri-shell | Stacking | Unstable | QT shell from Liri OS (in wayland-desktop) |
| Newm | gui-wm/newm | Tiling | Unstable | Wayland compositor written with laptops and touchpads in mind (in wayland-desktop). Note that newm has now become unmaintained [1], though a fork of it has been created[2]. |
| River | gui-wm/river | Tiling | Unstable | Dynamic tiling compositor, inspired by DWM and BSpWM (in wayland-desktop) |
| Waybox | gui-wm/waybox | Stacking | Unstable | OpenBox clone (in wayland-desktop) |
| Weston | dev-libs/weston | Stacking | Not for general use | reference compositor implementation for developers |
Functionality by compositor
Note
Sway is based on wlroots; other compositors based on wlroots include DWL, Hyprland, River and Wayfire. An extension available on Sway might be available on such other wlroots-based compositors as well.
Sway is based on wlroots; other compositors based on wlroots include DWL, Hyprland, River and Wayfire. An extension available on Sway might be available on such other wlroots-based compositors as well.
The following tables are based on the information provided at Wayland Explorer; last updated 2023-09-24. A number indicates which version of an extension is supported by a compositor.
Wayland extensions marked 'core'
| Extension | Latest version | KWin | Mir | Mutter | Sway | Weston | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wl_compositor | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| wl_shm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| wl_data_device_manager | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| wl_shell | 1 | 1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| wl_seat | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| wl_output | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| wl_subcompositor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wayland extensions marked 'stable'
| Extension | Latest version | KWin | Mir | Mutter | Sway | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation time | ✗ | ✗ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Viewporter | 1 | ✗ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| XDG shell | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Wayland extensions marked 'staging'
| Extension | Latest version | KWin | Mir | Mutter | Sway | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idle notify | 1 | 1 | ✗ | ✗ | 1 | ✗ |
| Session lock | 1 | ✗ | 1 | ✗ | 1 | ✗ |
Wayland extensions marked 'unstable'
| Extension | Latest version | KWin | Mir | Mutter | Sway | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XDG decoration | 1 | 1 | ✗ | ✗ | 1 | ✗ |
| Idle inhibit | 1 | 1 | 1 | ✗ | 1 | ✗ |
| Primary selection | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ✗ |
Display managers
A display manager (DM), sometimes known as login manager, presents the user with a graphical login screen to start a GUI session.
For the full article and available DMs, see display manager.
Application launchers
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| bemenu | dev-libs/bemenu | Ok | dmenu clone |
| Fuzzel | gui-apps/fuzzel | Ok | Application launcher similar to rofi's 'drun' mode (in wayland-desktop) |
| j4-dmenu-desktop | x11-misc/j4-dmenu-desktop | Ok | i3-desktop-menu replacement |
| lavaLauncher | gui-apps/lavalauncher | Ok | simple, static, launcher |
| nwg-launchers | gui-apps/nwg-launchers | Ok | GTK based static-bar + logout + grid (in GURU) |
| rofi-wayland | gui-apps/rofi-wayland | Ok | A window switcher, run dialog and dmenu replacement - fork with wayland support (in GURU) |
| Wofi | gui-apps/wofi | Ok | rofi clone (in GURU) |
Clipboard managers
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| wl-clipboard | gui-apps/wl-clipboard | Ok | Simple command-line programs |
Desktop notifications
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunst | x11-misc/dunst | Ok | Customizable and lightweight notification-daemon |
| Mako | gui-apps/mako | Ok | Lightweight wayland notification daemon |
| Notification Daemon | x11-misc/notification-daemon | Ok | Notification daemon from GNOME project |
| Tiramisu | gui-apps/tiramisu | Ok | Minimalistic desktop notifications provider (in GURU) |
Status bars
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3status-rust | x11-misc/i3status-rust | Ok | Very resource friendly and feature-rich replacement for i3status (in GURU) |
| SFWBar | gui-apps/swfbar | Ok | Sway Floating Window Bar (in GURU) |
| Waybar | gui-apps/waybar | Ok | Highly customizable Wayland bar for Sway and Wlroots based compositors |
| Yambar | gui-apps/yambar | Ok | Modular status panel for X11 and Wayland, inspired by polybar (in wayland-desktop) |
Terminal emulators
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alacritty | x11-terms/alacritty | Ok | GPU-accelerated terminal emulator |
| Kitty | x11-terms/kitty | Ok | A modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL-based terminal emulator |
| Mlterm | x11-terms/mlterm | Ok | A multi-lingual terminal emulator |
| foot | gui-apps/foot | Ok | A fast and lightweight terminal emulator for Wayland (in GURU) |
Wallpaper managers
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azote | gui-apps/azote | Ok | Wallpaper and color manager for X and wlroots based compositors (in GURU) |
| MPVPaper | gui-apps/mpvpaper | Ok | Video wallpaper program for wlroots based compositors (in GURU) |
| Oguri | gui-apps/oguri | Ok | Wallpaper daemon supporting animated wallpapers for Wayland compositors (in wayland-desktop) |
| SwayBG | gui-apps/swaybg | Ok | Wallpaper utility for all Wayland compositors |
Screenlock and idle management
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swayidle | gui-apps/swayidle | Ok | Idle management daemon for all wayland compositors |
| Swaylock | gui-apps/swaylock | Ok | Screen locker for all wayland compositors |
| Swaylock-effects | gui-apps/swaylock-effects | Ok | Swaylock fork with fancy effects (in GURU) |
Multiple display configurators
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanshi | gui-apps/kanshi | Ok | Dynamic display configuration, like autorandr, for all wayland compositors |
| wdisplays | gui-apps/wdisplays | Ok | GUI display configurator for all wayland compositors (in GURU) |
| wlr-randr | gui-apps/wlr-randr | Ok | Xrandr clone for all wayland compositors (in GURU) |
Screenshots and recording
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grim | gui-apps/grim | Ok | Screen image grabber for all wayland compositors |
| Slurp | gui-apps/slurp | Ok | Screen region selector for all wayland compositors |
| Swappy | gui-apps/swappy | Ok | Screenshotting and editing tool for all wayland compositors, inspired by OS X snappy |
| wf-recorder | gui-apps/wf-recorder | Ok | Screen recorder for all wayland compositors |
Remote access
| Name | Package | Usability | Extra notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayvnc | gui-apps/wayvnc | Beta | VNC server for wlroots based compositors |
| Waypipe | gui-apps/waypipe | Unstable | Transparent proxy for all wayland compositors |
See also
- Recommended applications — applications recommended for use in a graphical environment (X11, Wayland)
- Recommended tools — lists system-administration related tools recommended for use in a shell environment (terminal/console)
- Qt Desktop applications — a list of recommendations for a light-weight, non-KDE, Qt-only desktop environment.
External resources
- The wayland-desktop overlay.
- Archlinux wiki article.