Sway
An i3-compatible Wayland compositor that brings i3’s container tree, split layouts, workspaces and keyboard workflow to Wayland. It accepts familiar i3-style configuration and commands, and includes the compositor and session pieces needed to manage outputs, input and application windows. Started as an i3-compatible window manager for Wayland, allowing users to carry familiar i3 workflows and configuration to a Wayland session.
Background and availability
Started as an i3-compatible window manager for Wayland, allowing users to carry familiar i3 workflows and configuration to a Wayland session. History source ↗
- Fedora Sway Spin ↗ official spin · checked 2026-10-09
- Manjaro Sway ↗ community edition · checked 2026-10-09
Project facts
- protocol
- Wayland
- layout
- stacking, tiling
- Configuration
- plain text
- tag
- i3 compatible
- Primary repository stars
- 17,402
- Last repository activity
- 2026-09-21
- Statistics observed
- 2026-10-08T20:05:18.195Z
