JLErvin/berry
:strawberry: A healthy, byte-sized window manager 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
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
- readme: https://github.com/JLErvin/berry · fetched 2026-08-28 · d570b2303c1b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| JLErvin/berry | main | 56 |
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