Related projects

Here is a list of projects which are related to Wayfire.

See also the wlroots wiki and awesome-wlroots for a list of projects which utilize wlr protocols, which are also supported in Wayfire.

Desktop environments

• carbonOS (project archived)
• waysmoke (project archived)
• Paper
• DesQ
• Genesis
• RDE
• Wayfire Dots

Linux distributions

• Garuda Linux Wayfire - An Arch based Linux distro with a Wayfire based Desktop Environment (was removed in 2022 but might come back)
• Peux OS Wayfire - An Arch based Linux distro with a Wayfire based Desktop Environment

Panels

• Waybar - Highly customizable Wayland bar for Wlroots based compositors.
• Wf-panel (Gtk3) - A GTK3-based panel for wayfire
• Wf-panel (Gtk4) - A GTK4-based panel for wayfire
• Panorama Panel - Panorama Panel provides a configurable and traditional desktop panel (taskbar) for traditional environments, especially the upcoming "Panorama DE". It only runs correctly in Wayland compositors with layer-shell support, and is designed specifically for Wayfire.

Plugins

Plugin collections

• wayfire-plugins-extra - Repository of additional Wayfire plugins
• filters - Apply shaders to windows or outputs via ipc scripts
• ammen99-plugins - ammen99's personal plugins

Decorations

• pixdecor - A highly configurable decorator plugin featuring antialiased rounded corners with shadows and optional animated effects
• wayfire-firedecor - Alternative window decoration plugin for much greater configuration
• cosmodecor - An advanced window decoration plugin for the wayfire window manager, continuation of firedecor.

Switchers

• wWP Switcher - Classic switcher plugin for Wayfire
• qwf-overview - Displays an overview of all open windows, similar to the GNOME Activity Overview

Gestures

• wstroke - Port of Easystroke mouse gestures
• wf-globalgestures - Allow clients to handle touchpad gestures globally via a special protocol - not maintained
• wf-touchpad-gesture-drag - Implements 3-finger drag for multi-touch touchpads - not maintained

Configuration backends

• wf-gsettings - GSettings configuration backend - not maintained
• hjson-config-backend - HJson based config backend for wayfire.

Other stuff

• laser-search - Search and launch applications with a stylish, intuitive, standalone application
• wf-info - A simple wayfire plugin and program to get information from wayfire.
• wf-mod2key - xcape style "press modifier on its own to press another key combo" plugin
• wf-wallpaper - Advanced wallpaper plugin
• wayfire-shadows - Add shadows around windows
• wayfire-kbdd-plugin - Per-window keyboard layout plugin
• wf-scud - PaperWM-inspired window management plugin
• wf-dynspaces - Dynamic workspace management with fullscreen-apps-as-workspaces
• wayfire-toplevel-management - A more advanced version of the foreign-toplevel-management protocol.