hsetroot Alternatives

hsetroot is described as 'Tool which allows you to compose wallpapers ("root pixmaps") for X. It has a lot of options like rendering gradients, solids, images but it also allows you to perform manipulations on those things, or chain them together' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are four alternatives to hsetroot for Linux, Xfce and Wayland. The best hsetroot alternative is Swayimg, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like hsetroot are feh, Viewnior and sxiv.

More about hsetroot
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
hsetroot alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Swayimg

     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Image viewer for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    Demo of swayimg's transparent window background
     

    • Swayimg is the most popular Linux alternative to hsetroot.

    • Swayimg is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to hsetroot.

    • Swayimg is Free and Open Sourcehsetroot is also Free and Open Source
    • Swayimg is Lightweight and Minimalistichsetroot is not according to our users
  2. feh icon

    feh

     26 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    feh is an X11 image viewer aimed mostly at console users. Unlike most other viewers, it does not have a fancy GUI, but simply displays images. It is controlled via commandline arguments and configurable key/mouse actions.

    51 feh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Display EXIF Info
     
  4. Viewnior icon

    Viewnior

     34 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Its minimalistic interface provides more screenspace for your images. Among its features are:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Viewnior screenshot 1
     
  5. sxiv icon

    sxiv

     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    sxiv is a simple image viewer for X. It only has the most basic features required for fast image viewing.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
4 of 4 hsetroot alternatives