swaylock Alternatives

swaylock is described as 'Screen locking utility for Wayland compositors. It is compatible with any Wayland compositor which implements the ext-session-lock-v1 Wayland protocol' and is an app. There are six alternatives to swaylock for Linux, Wayland, Sway and i3. The best swaylock alternative is i3lock-color, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like swaylock are waylock, gtklock, hyprlock and i3lock.

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Screen locking utility for Wayland compositors. It is compatible with any Wayland compositor which implements the...

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swaylock alternatives page was last updated Nov 11, 2024
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  1. i3lock-color

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    The world's most popular non-default computer lockscreen. A modern version of i3lock with color functionality and other features.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • i3
    i3lock-color screenshot 1

    i3lock-color VS swaylock

     

    • i3lock-color is the most popular Linux alternative to swaylock.

    • i3lock-color is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to swaylock.

    • i3lock-color is Free and Open Sourceswaylock is also Free and Open Source

  2. waylock

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    Waylock is a small screenlocker for Wayland compositors implementing the ext-session-lock-v1 protocol.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland

    waylock VS swaylock

     

  4. gtklock

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    gtklock is a lockscreen based on gtkgreet. It uses the ext-session-lock Wayland protocol. Works on sway and other wlroots-based compositors.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • Sway
    gtklock screenshot 1

    gtklock Features

    1.  Gtk

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  5. hyprlock

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    Hyprland's GPU-accelerated screen locking utility.

    8 hyprlock alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    hyprlock screenshot 1

    hyprlock VS swaylock

     

  6. i3lock

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    improved screen locker.

    8 i3lock alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    i3lock VS swaylock

     

  7. alock (fork)

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    Alock is a simple screen lock application, which locks the X server until the correct password is provided.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    alock (fork) VS swaylock

     
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