wlmaker - Wayland Maker

A Wayland compositor inspired by Window Maker.

Key features:

• Compositor for windows in stacking mode.
• Supports multiple workspaces.
• Appearance inspired by Window Maker, following the look and feel of NeXTSTEP.
• Easy to use, lightweight, low gimmicks and fast.
• Dock and clip, to be extended for dockable apps.

How it looks, running in a window using the default theme:

Current status

Wayland Maker is in early development stage. Highlights for current version (0.3):

• new: Screen saver support, through ext_session_lock_v1 and idle_inhibit_unstable_v1 protocols.
• new: Configurable through plist text files: base configuration, style and docks & workspaces.
• new: wlr layer shell support (wlr_layer_shell_unstable_v1), fully implemented & tested.
• Appearance matches Window Maker: Decorations, dock, clip.
• Support for Wayland XDG shell (mostly complete. Bug reports welcome).
• Initial support for X11 applications (positioning and specific modes are missing). Use --start_xwayland argument to enable XWayland, it's off by default.
• A prototype DockApp (apps/wlmclock).

For further details, see the roadmap.

Protocol support:

• xdg-decoration-unstable-v1: Implemented & tested.
• ext_session_lock_v1: Implemented & tested.
• wlr_layer_shell_unstable_v1: Implemented & tested.
• xdg_shell: Largely implemented & tested.
• idle_inhibit_unstable_v1: Implemented, untested.

Build & use it!

• From source: Please follow the detailled build instructions for a step-by-step guide.

• Once compiled, see the these instructions on how to run Wayland Maker in a window or standalone, and to configure it for your needs.

• Alternatively, use a pre-built package:

  

Note

wlmaker is still in early development, so it's not recommended to use it as your primary compositor.

Contributing

Contributions and help are highly welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details, and code of conduct for more.

License

Apache 2.0; see LICENSE for details.

Disclaimer

This project is not an official Google project. It is not supported by Google and Google specifically disclaims all warranties as to its quality, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.