Compositing Window Managers

japokwm – wlroots and dwl based tiling wayland compositor

japokwm is a dynamic tiling wayland compositor where you are able to create new layouts without the hassle of editing the source code.

This project is made possible by wlroots and dwl.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Gaps.
  • Damage Tracking.
  • Sticky containers are now more similar to dwm’s.
  • Plugin support.
  • Create any layout you want with a 3 dimensional Array:
    • Layout specific configs.
    • a client to control the windowmanager from the terminal – japokmsg based on swaymsg.
    • a dwm based tagging system instead of normal(boring) tags.

Website: github.com/itsjakobx/japokwm
Support:
Developer: Jakob Schlanstedt, devin j. pohly
License: BSD 2-Clause “Simplified” License

japokwm is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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