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JLErvin/berry

:strawberry: A healthy, byte-sized window manager observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/JLErvin/berry · C · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

56/100

  • Activity 73
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
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: 2955
  • days_rel: 438
  • days_push: 164
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1046 stars · 46 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Berry is a small, lightweight stacking window manager for X11 written in C using XLib. It provides a healthy, byte-sized alternative for users who want a minimal yet configurable window manager on Linux.

Use cases

  • manage windows on a minimal linux desktop
  • lightweight stacking window manager for x11
  • customize my own window manager in c
  • replace heavy desktop environments with a tiny wm
  • tiling-free window management on old hardware

When to choose

  • you want a small, hackable X11 window manager written in C
  • you prefer stacking window management over tiling
  • you run a minimal Linux setup and want low resource usage

When to avoid

  • you need Wayland support
  • you want a full desktop environment with panels and settings out of the box
  • you prefer a tiling window manager

Facets

application · maturity active

gui desktop-applications operating-systems window-manager x11 xlib stacking-wm c linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
JLErvin/berrymain56

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