Rank #08 · Daily · Other
Hyprland: The Independent Dynamic Tiling Wayland Compositor
A tiling window manager for Wayland that doesn't make you choose between keyboard-driven workflow and a polished look.
What it does
From the README:
- 100% independent: no wlroots, libweston, kwin, or mutter. wlroots powered Hyprland in the past and is now thanked in the credits.
- Eye candy: gradient borders, several blur types, shadows, glow, and animations with custom bezier and spring curves.
- Layouts: Dwindle, Scrolling, Master, Monocle, custom layouts in Lua, plugin layouts, and per-workspace layouts.
- Workflow: tiling, pseudotiling, floating, and fullscreen modes; scratchpad special workspaces; tabbed groups; window, monitor, and layer rules; dynamic workspaces.
- Extensibility: plugins with a built-in plugin manager, socket-based IPC, instant config reload on save, and global keybinds passed through to apps.
- Gaming and input: tearing support, plus native IME and input-panel support.
Who it's for
Linux desktop users on Wayland who want a tiling workflow and enjoy customizing their setup ("ricing"). It's also a good fit for developers who script their desktop over IPC. If you want stability over bleeding-edge features, note that the README itself says it is "not afraid to provide bleeding-edge features."
Stars / language / license
39,932 stars · C++ · BSD-3-Clause
Data verified: 2026-11-03 09:04 Asia/Shanghai (GitHub API get_repository + README get_file_contents)
Trending note: +509 stars today (Trending selection captured 09:02 Asia/Shanghai)
Category tags
Other · Linux · Wayland · window-manager · tiling · C++ · desktop
How it differs from similar projects
Sway is a stable, i3-compatible wlroots compositor with a minimal look. niri is built around scrolling. KDE and GNOME are full desktop environments. Hyprland sits in between: a standalone compositor with tiling, animation, and plugin depth, and now its own rendering stack.
Why it's re-trending. The repo's recent push activity is steady. The independent stack, Lua custom layouts, and a native scrolling layout (an answer to niri-style workflows) give long-time users new reasons to revisit their configs. TidyHow doesn't attribute today's spike to one specific release. Check the releases page for the latest changes.