cage-kiosk/cage
A Wayland kiosk observed · 2026-10-09
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 93
- Release rhythm 59
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 135.5
- age_days: 2889
- days_rel: 112
- days_push: 42
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
2082 stars · 155 forks observed · 2026-10-09
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Cage is a Wayland kiosk compositor that runs a single maximized application and prevents user interaction with anything else. It is built on wlroots and supports multiple outputs, dialogs, and pointer, keyboard, and touch input.
Use cases
- run a single app fullscreen on a kiosk display
- build an embedded Linux device with a locked-down UI
- display one maximized Wayland application without a full desktop
- set up a digital signage or point-of-sale screen
- learn Wayland and wlroots compositor development
- prevent users from moving or resizing windows on a public terminal
When to choose
- you need a minimal Wayland compositor that locks the user to one application
- you are building kiosk-style hardware like signage, ATMs, or embedded panels
- you want a small, hackable wlroots-based compositor as a starting point
When to avoid
- you need a full desktop environment with workspaces and window management
- you need X11 rather than Wayland
- you need configurable output layouts or virtual workspaces
Facets
application · maturity active
gui graphics operating-systems desktop-applications embedded-systems cpp wayland compositor kiosk wlroots single-application embedded-displays linux desktop
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cage-kiosk/cage · fetched 2026-10-09 · 7ad6d2850c21
- homepage: https://www.hjdskes.nl/projects/cage · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2aa708faf2ca
- site_page: https://www.hjdskes.nl/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · c49b83d52248
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cage-kiosk/cage | main | 82 |
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