# lcpz/lain

Awesome WM complements

Repository: https://github.com/lcpz/lain
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lain
Language: Lua
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: awesomewm, layouts, widgets, utilities, asynchronous, lua
Last push: 2026-07-13T19:13:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4743, "days_push": 51, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1076, forks 210 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.472332+00:00)

## What it is
Lain is a Lua module providing alternative layouts, asynchronous widgets, and utility functions for the Awesome window manager (4.x). It is the successor of awesome-vain and extends Awesome WM's desktop customization capabilities.

## Use cases
- add system monitor widgets to my awesome wm statusbar
- get extra tiling layouts for awesome window manager
- show music player or weather info in awesome wibar
- asynchronous widgets that don't block the awesome wm event loop
- customize my linux desktop panel with lua

## When to choose
- you use Awesome WM 4.x and want more widgets, layouts, or utilities
- you want a well-established, community-maintained extension module for awesome

## When to avoid
- you use a different window manager or desktop environment
- you need a GUI toolkit or standalone application rather than a WM module

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, developer-tools, cli
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: lua
- tags: awesomewm, widgets, window-manager, layouts, lua-library, statusbar, linux

## Member repositories
- lcpz/lain (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.472332+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 2026-08-30T06:53:22.734131+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lcpz/lain (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.472332+00:00, sha 238fc70be030)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.