chjj/compton
A compositor for X11. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5416
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1891
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2264 stars · 487 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Compton is a lightweight standalone X11 compositor forked from xcompmgr-dana, written in C. It adds window effects like shadows, transparency, fading, and VSync, with X Render and OpenGL (GLX) backends.
Use cases
- add drop shadows and transparency to a lightweight Linux window manager
- enable VSync to reduce screen tearing in X11
- make inactive windows transparent or dimmed
- blur backgrounds behind transparent terminal windows
- run a standalone compositor without a full desktop environment
When to choose
- you use a minimal window manager (e.g. Openbox, i3) and want compositing effects
- you need a lightweight compositor with configurable transparency and shadows
- you want VSync support on X11 without a heavy desktop environment
When to avoid
- you use Wayland, which this does not support
- you need actively developed software - the project is in maintenance and succeeded by picom
- you need GPU-heavy desktop effects beyond basic compositing
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
graphics developer-tools desktop-applications operating-systems cpp c x11 compositor window-manager vsync xcompmgr-fork desktop-effects linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/chjj/compton · fetched 2026-08-28 · 771d314447ee
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| chjj/compton | main | 23 |
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