Hyprland is a tiling Wayland compositor with dynamic tiling and a custom renderer, documented in the ArchWiki.
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i3wm vs Hyprland
How do i3wm and Hyprland compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | i3wm | Hyprland |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | i3 is a tiling window manager for X11 with documented code and Xinerama support. | Hyprland provides dynamic tiling and Wayland features through a compositor with plugin support. |
| Website | ||
| Type | App | Website |
| Topic | ||
| Pricing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | Linux | Linux, Web |
| Open source | Yes | Not stated |
| Language | English | English |
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