# mangowm/mango

Practical and Powerful wayland compositor (dwm but wayland)

Repository: https://github.com/mangowm/mango
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mango
Homepage: https://mangowm.github.io/
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: compositor, wayland, wayland-compositor, wlroots
Last push: 2026-08-26T00:36:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 41
- inputs: {"age_days": 576, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 17, "gap_med": 5.0, "n_releases_24m": 83}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3529, forks 222 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:08.062869+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: c
- tags: wayland-compositor, wlroots, tiling-window-manager, dwm, xwayland, window-management, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- mangowm/mango (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.062869+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 2026-08-29T18:35:08.097668+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mangowm/mango (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.062869+00:00, sha 3358d65747c2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.