WayfireWM/wayfire
A modular and extensible wayland compositor observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 71
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 166.5
- age_days: 3834
- days_rel: 37
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
3041 stars · 233 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Wayfire is a modular and extensible 3D Wayland compositor built on wlroots, inspired by Compiz. It provides a customizable, lightweight desktop environment with visual effects and a plugin architecture.
Use cases
- use a lightweight wayland compositor with 3D desktop effects
- replace compiz on a modern wayland linux desktop
- customize a window manager with plugins
- run a tilable or floating wayland session on linux
- get fractional scaling and hidpi support on wayland
When to choose
- you want a Compiz-like visual experience on Wayland
- you need a lightweight, extensible compositor on Linux
- you want plugin-based customization of your desktop
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured desktop environment out of the box
- you are on a non-Linux platform or X11-only setup
- you prefer a preconfigured desktop like GNOME or KDE
Facets
application · maturity active
graphics gui plugin-system developer-tools desktop-applications operating-systems graphics cross-platform cpp wayland-compositor window-manager wlroots compiz-inspired 3d-desktop-effects linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire · fetched 2026-08-28 · 530e73fe3170
- homepage: https://wayfire.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · d011e8e38377
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| WayfireWM/wayfire | main | 89 |
For agents
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