Compositing Window Managers

Waybox – minimalist Wayland compositor

Waybox is a *box-style (minimalist) Wayland compositor modeled largely on Openbox.

Because *box-style compositors are minimalist, most functionality is left to external programs. As such, Waybox only functions as a box in which you can put whatever you need.

This is free and open source software.

Website: github.com/wizbright/waybox
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Developer: Joseph Wisdom
License: MIT License

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


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