Sway is an i3-compatible tiling compositor for Wayland, documented in the ArchWiki.
Hyprland
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Hyprland vs river
How do Hyprland and river compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | Hyprland | river |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hyprland provides dynamic tiling and Wayland features through a compositor with plugin support. | river separates the Wayland compositor from the window manager, allowing a compatible manager to be chosen. |
| Website | ||
| Type | Website | Open-source project |
| Topic | ||
| Pricing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | Linux, Web | Not recorded |
| Open source | Not stated | Yes |
| Language | English | English |
| Alternatives |
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