KWin

KWin is an easy to use, but flexible, compositor for Wayland on Linux. Its primary usage is in conjunction with a Desktop Shell (e.g. KDE Plasma Desktop). KWin is designed to go out of the way; users should not notice that they use a window manager at all. Nevertheless KWin provides a steep learning curve for advanced features, which are available, if they do not conflict with the primary mission. KWin does not have a dedicated targeted user group, but follows the targeted user group of the Desktop Shell using KWin as it's window manager.

KWin is not...

• a standalone Wayland compositor (c.f. labwc, sway) and does not provide any functionality belonging to a Desktop Shell.
• a replacement for window managers designed for use with a specific Desktop Shell (e.g. GNOME Shell)
• a minimalistic window manager
• designed for use with network transparency, though it is possible (with e.g. waypipe).