Active Wayland Xwayland Started 2020

Floating, Stacking ยท Window Manager / Compositor

labwc

Labwc is a wlroots-based window-stacking compositor for Wayland, inspired by Openbox. It is lightweight and independent with a focus on simply stacking windows well, and rendering some window decorations. It relies on clients for panels, screenshots, wallpapers, and so on to create a full desktop environment.

Developed by
Source code
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Status
Active
Type
Window Manager + Compositor
Paradigm
Floating, Stacking
Server
Wayland, Xwayland
Written in
C
GPU
Yes

Overview

About labwc

Labwc is a wlroots-based window-stacking compositor for Wayland, inspired by Openbox.

It is lightweight and independent with a focus on simply stacking windows well, and rendering some window decorations. It relies on clients for panels, screenshots, wallpapers, and so on to create a full desktop environment.

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Notable features

Openbox-like Wayland workflow with compatible themes and XML configuration while remaining very lightweight.

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Screenshots

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