Sway is an i3-compatible tiling compositor for Wayland, documented in the ArchWiki.
Sway
vsWearewaylandnow
Sway vs Wearewaylandnow
How do Sway and Wearewaylandnow compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | Sway | Wearewaylandnow |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Sway offers an i3-compatible tiling compositor for Wayland-based desktop sessions. | This repository contains the source for wearewaylandnow.com, an opinionated site about the Wayland desktop environment. |
| Website | ||
| Type | Open-source project | Open-source project |
| Topic | ||
| Pricing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | Not recorded | Linux |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Language | English | English |
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