Hyprland Alternatives

Hyprland is described as 'An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations, rounded corners, and Dual-Kawase Blur on transparent windows' and is a Window Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Hyprland for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, X11, FreeBSD and GNOME apps. The best Hyprland alternative is Sway, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hyprland are Wayfire, river, niri and Labwc.

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An independent tiling Wayland compositor written in C++. Noteworthy features of Hyprland include dynamic tiling, tabbed windows, a clean and readable C++ code-base, and a custom renderer that provides window animations,...

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Hyprland alternatives page was last updated Jun 16, 2025
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  1. dwl

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    dwl is a compact, hackable compositor for Wayland based on wlroots. It is intended to fill the same space in the Wayland world that dwm does in X11, primarily in terms of functionality, and secondarily in terms of philosophy. Like dwm, dwl is:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    dwl screenshot 1

    dwl Features

    1.  Compositor
    2.  Tiling

    dwl VS Hyprland

     
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    hikari

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    hikari [ja. Light] is a stacking Wayland compositor which is actively developed on FreeBSD but also supports Linux.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    hikari screenshot 1

    hikari Features

    1.  Tiling Window Manager

    hikari VS Hyprland

     

  4. Vivarium

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    A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor using wlroots, with desktop semantics inspired by xmonad.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Vivarium screenshot 1

    Vivarium Features

    1.  Wayland Support
    2.  Tiling
    3.  Tiling Window Manager

    Vivarium VS Hyprland

     
  5. Gnome Mutter icon

    Gnome Mutter

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    Mutter is a Wayland display server and X11 window manager and compositor library.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Wayland

    Gnome Mutter Features

    1.  Wayland Support

    Gnome Mutter VS Hyprland

     

  6. chadwm

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    Making dwm as beautiful as possible!.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    chadwm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required

    chadwm VS Hyprland

     

  7. Superior X Window Manager

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    Window manager for X inspired by DWM, i3, and other tiling window managers. Windows are assigned to tags, and are automatically arranged on the screen in a stacked layout making the most of your monitor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
    Discontinued

    No updates since Apr 8, 2022.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  X11/Xorg
    6.  X server

    Superior X Window Manager VS Hyprland

     
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    sxwm

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    tiling window managers dont have to be difficult.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • X11
    sxwm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  X server
    6.  X11/Xorg

    sxwm VS Hyprland

     
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