Wayland compositors

• Wikipedia: List of Wayland display servers

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• mangowm
• niri
  • GitHub: 17.5k 
• Umbriel
  • GitHub: 1.6k 
    • No tags / releases yet
  • Wayland compositor, based on wlroots
  • C++
  • Configuration in TOML
  • Layouts: Scrolling, dwindle, master, and stacking layouts with per-workspace selection
  • Noctalia Discord
    • Welcoming, although less clear than MangoWM's Discord rules.

      Don't be a dick ("We aren't in a frat house") No politics or Religion

    • 7.2k members
  • Only AUR package available: umbriel-git
• LabWC
  • Stacking layout only
• MiracleWM
  • horizontal, vertical, tabbed, or stacked layouts
  • based on mir
• hyprland
  • GitHub: 40.6k 
• sway