mangowm/mango

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3529 stars · 222 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Mango is a lightweight, feature-rich Wayland compositor built on dwl, offering tiling window management with tags, animations, and extensive window effects. It aims to be a practical daily-driver compositor with dwm-like simplicity but modern usability features.

Use cases

• use a dwm-like tiling window manager on wayland
• run a lightweight wayland compositor with xwayland support
• manage windows with tags instead of workspaces on linux
• get window animations and blur effects in a minimal compositor
• hot-reload compositor configuration without restarting
• use a named scratchpad and window overview on wayland

When to choose

• you want dwl/dwm simplicity but with day-to-day features like animations, scratchpads, and IPC
• you need fast builds and a lean compositor with good xwayland support
• you prefer tag-based tiling with multiple layout options on wayland

When to avoid

• you need a full desktop environment with built-in settings and app suites
• you require a compositor with a large plugin ecosystem or extensive third-party module support
• you want a floating, traditional desktop paradigm rather than tiling

Facets

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gui developer-tools operating-systems desktop-applications developer-tools c wayland-compositor wlroots tiling-window-manager dwm xwayland window-management linux desktop

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