# nwg-piotr/nwg-look

GTK3 settings editor adapted to work in the wlroots environment

Repository: https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-look
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nwg-look
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wlroots, sway, swaywm, appearance, gtk3, lxappearance
Last push: 2026-07-08T22:18:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1630, "days_push": 56, "days_rel": 118, "gap_med": 25.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1002, forks 35 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:15.594238+00:00)

## What it is
nwg-look is a GTK3 settings editor designed for wlroots-based Wayland environments like sway. It applies gsettings directly without Xwayland or workaround scripts, inspired by LXAppearance.

## Use cases
- change GTK3 theme on sway without Xwayland
- set icon theme and cursor theme on Wayland
- apply gsettings without import-gsettings script
- configure GTK fonts on wlroots compositors
- export GTK settings to settings.ini
- restore default GTK appearance settings

## When to choose
- you use sway or another wlroots-based Wayland compositor
- you want an LXAppearance-like tool that works natively on Wayland
- you want to avoid gsettings workarounds in your sway config

## When to avoid
- you are on X11 and LXAppearance already works for you
- you use a full desktop environment like GNOME or KDE with its own settings tools
- you need GTK4-only settings management

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, configuration-management, theme
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: gtk3, wayland, wlroots, sway, lxappearance, gsettings, appearance-settings, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- nwg-piotr/nwg-look (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:15.594238+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 2026-08-30T07:16:07.557924+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-look (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:15.594238+00:00, sha cccb018bfd20)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.