Compiz is a compositing manager adding fancy effects to your windows, from drop shadows to awesome desktop effects like the Desktop Cube or the Expo view.
Wayland AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Window Managers
The best Window Manager alternative to Wayland is Compiz, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked six alternatives to Wayland and three of them are Window Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Window Manager alternatives to Wayland are XQuartz and Mir.
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Wayland alternatives are mainly Window Managers, but if you're looking for Desktop Environments you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Wayland.
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32 Compiz alternatives
This provides a windowing system for some applications that normally run on Linux, as well as for forwarding GUI from the server to your client computer.
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