# JLErvin/berry

:strawberry: A healthy, byte-sized window manager

Repository: https://github.com/JLErvin/berry
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jlervin-berry
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: linux, x11, xlib, window, manager, wm, c, stacking
Last push: 2026-03-22T04:50:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2955, "days_push": 164, "days_rel": 438, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1046, forks 46 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.792292+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: window-manager, x11, xlib, stacking-wm, c, linux

## Member repositories
- JLErvin/berry (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.792292+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:01:54.973667+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JLErvin/berry (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.792292+00:00, sha d570b2303c1b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.