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WayfireWM/wayfire

A modular and extensible wayland compositor

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WayfireWM/wayfire has 3k+ stars and 200+ forks on GitHub, is written in C++, and was last pushed on Oct 18, 2026. Data as of . Signed-in members get hourly updates — create a free account.

Summary Information

Updated 49 minutes ago
Type:Server / PlatformCategory(s):Operating Systems & LinuxSystems, Hardware & HPC
Added to GitGenius on September 22nd, 2026
Created on March 4th, 2016
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 137 (+0)
GitHub issues: Enabled
Number of forks: 245
Total Stargazers: 3,064 (+0)
Total Subscribers: 50 (+0)

Repository Insights (GitGenius)

Median issue/PR response: 3.9 hours
Mean response time: 110.0 days
90th percentile: 250.8 days
Tracked items: 430

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Maintainer activity

1 person did triage or write work on this repository in the last 12 months.

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How this project is maintained

About 15% of issues opened in the past year have never received a reply. 98% of open issues come from outside the core team, so the backlog reflects real-world use rather than internal planning. Work labelled "external-feature" is answered fastest, typically in about 2 hours, while "low-priority" waits about 2 days. 31% of tracked open issues have had no activity in three months. 66% of issues opened in the past year have been closed, leaving a working backlog.

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Issue Activity (beta)

Open issues: 80
New in 7 days: 5
Closed in 7 days: 3
Avg open age: 465 days
Stale 30+ days: 67
Stale 90+ days: 50

Recent activity

Opened in 7 days: 4
Closed in 7 days: 3
Comments in 7 days: 9
Events in 7 days: 16

Top labels

  • bug (271)
  • enhancement (113)
  • PRs-welcome (53)
  • needs information (44)
  • low-priority (39)
  • easy (34)
  • good first issue (20)
  • help wanted (12)

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Detailed Description

Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor that provides a customizable and extensible desktop environment inspired by Compiz and built on wlroots.

The compositor addresses the need for a lightweight yet visually appealing Wayland environment by implementing a modular architecture that allows users and developers to extend and customize its behavior. It leverages wlroots as its foundation, which handles core Wayland protocol implementation and hardware abstraction, while Wayfire adds a 3D rendering layer and plugin system on top.

Wayfire suits developers and users seeking an alternative to traditional X11 compositors who want modern Wayland support without the overhead of heavier desktop environments. The project is particularly appropriate for those who value customization and don't mind engaging with configuration files and plugin development. The README does not make direct comparisons to other compositors, so relative positioning cannot be stated.

The project maintains active communication channels across multiple platforms including Matrix, IRC, and Discord. The repository shows continuous integration through automated testing workflows. The codebase is written in C++ and depends on a substantial set of libraries including wlroots, Cairo, Mesa, and various freedesktop.org components for rendering, input handling, and protocol support.