Sway offers an i3-compatible tiling compositor for Wayland-based desktop sessions.
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Hyprland vs Waybar
How do Hyprland and Waybar compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | Hyprland | Waybar |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hyprland provides dynamic tiling and Wayland features through a compositor with plugin support. | Waybar provides a customizable status bar for Wayland compositors such as Sway and wlroots-based environments. |
| 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 |
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