Pinnacle is a Wayland compositor built using Smithay.
Inspired by AwesomeWM, it offers dynamic tiling, tag-based window management, floating windows, Xwayland support, and extensive configuration through Lua or Rust.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Smithay-based Wayland compositor.
- Inspired by AwesomeWM.
- Dynamic tiling window management.
- Tag system for organising windows.
- Customizable layouts.
- Floating window support.
- Xwayland support.
- Support for most wlr protocols.
- Configurable in Lua or Rust.
Website: github.com/pinnacle-comp/pinnacle
Support:
Developer: Ottatop
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Pinnacle is written in Rust and Lua. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Lua with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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