yshui/picom
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A lightweight compositor for X11 with animation support observed · 2026-10-04
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 30
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 225.5
- age_days: 3750
- days_rel: 255
- days_push: 29
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
4807 stars · 631 forks observed · 2026-10-04
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
picom is a lightweight X11 compositor forked from Compton that adds window effects like shadows, transparency, blur, and animations. It is written in C and runs as a standalone daemon on Xorg-based Linux/BSD desktops.
Use cases
- add drop shadows and transparency to windows on X11
- enable blur behind terminal and app windows
- animate window open/close and opacity changes on my desktop
- reduce screen tearing with vsync on Xorg
- replace xcompmgr/compton with a maintained compositor
- make inactive windows dimmed on a tiling window manager
When to choose
- you run an X11/Xorg session and want visual effects like shadows, blur, fading, or animations
- you use a minimal window manager (i3, bspwm, dwm) that lacks built-in compositing
- you need a lightweight, configurable compositor with per-window rules and OpenGL backend
When to avoid
- you are on Wayland, where picom does not apply
- you need a full desktop environment rather than a compositor
- you want a zero-configuration experience; picom requires config files and tuning
Facets
application · maturity active
graphics animation gui desktop-applications operating-systems graphics bsd c compositor x11 xorg xcb compton-fork window-shadows blur transparency linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/yshui/picom · fetched 2026-10-04 · 45ee627ac3ef
- homepage: https://picom.app/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 50b9c6aca94e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| yshui/picom | main | 74 |
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