Xcompmgr Alternatives
Xcompmgr is described as 'Simple composite manager capable of rendering drop shadows and primitive window transparency. Designed solely as a proof-of-concept, Xcompmgr is a lightweight alternative to Compiz and similar composite managers' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are three alternatives to Xcompmgr for Linux, BSD and FreeBSD. The best Xcompmgr alternative is Wayfire, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Xcompmgr are picom and Compton.
45 Wayfire alternatives- Free • Open Source
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Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance.
- - Wayfire is the most popular Linux alternative to Xcompmgr.
- - Wayfire is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Xcompmgr.
Wayfire Features
Picom is a standalone compositor for Xorg, suitable for use with window managers that do not provide compositing. Picom is a fork of compton, which is a fork of xcompmgr-dana, which in turn is a fork of xcompmgr.
picom Features
Compton is a compositor for X, and a fork of xcompmgr-dana.
Compton Features
Discontinuedlast commit on the github repository: 30 Apr 2017and already have a active fork: picom