# WayfireWM/wayfire

A modular and extensible wayland compositor

Repository: https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wayfire
Homepage: https://wayfire.org/
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wayland-compositor, window-manager, wayfire, wayland
Last push: 2026-08-25T23:34:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3834, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 37, "gap_med": 166.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3041, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:39.296549+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, gui, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, graphics, cross-platform
- platform: cpp
- tags: wayland-compositor, window-manager, wlroots, compiz-inspired, 3d-desktop-effects, linux

## Member repositories
- WayfireWM/wayfire (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.296549+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 2026-08-30T07:29:14.476640+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.296549+00:00, sha 530e73fe3170)
  - homepage: https://wayfire.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:44:18.462501+00:00, sha d011e8e38377)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.