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