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Wayfire logo Wayfire

Wayland compositor with 3d effects.

Compiz logo Compiz

Project information. Maintainer: PS Project Management Team. Driver: Compiz Maintainers. Licence: GNU GPL v2, GNU LGPL v2. 1, MIT / X / Expat Licence.
  • Wayfire Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-19
  • Compiz Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-11-19

Wayfire videos

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GNOME 3.36: macOS-like apps with KAWAII BLUR ..on Wayfire :p

More videos:

  • Review - Wayfire: Wayfire config manager + wf-panel
  • Review - Micro Review 2/2 Rayban Wayfire

Compiz videos

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Fedora 32 mate compiz install and review.

More videos:

  • Review - Linux Ubuntu 11.10 Kernel 3.0.0.12 compiz / review from a Windows guy
  • Review - VIDEO SATISFACTORIO, REVIEW DE MANJARO XFCE + COMPIZ

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Wayfire and Compiz)

Wayfire

Compiz

Linux
100 100%
Linux
0% 0
Window Manager
25 25%
Window Manager
75% 75
Note Taking
0 0%
Note Taking
100% 100
Operating Systems
100 100%
Operating Systems
0% 0

User comments

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Wayfire seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Wayfire mentions (2)

  • Cant change the system GTK theme/icons
    So im trying to change my GTK theme/icons (on Wayfire) I tryed changing them using LXAppearance and it "changes" in LXappearance until I close it then they goes back to default (no other application changes themes/icons). Source: over 2 years ago
  • [Wayfire] System locks up when trying to build wf-shell
    Im trying to build/install Wayfire (on Debian Testing, using Openbox) using wf-install and I cant seem to get past building wf-shell (i have also tried building using wf-shell instructions, same result),. Source: over 2 years ago

Compiz mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Compiz yet. Tracking of Compiz recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Wayfire and Compiz, you can also consider the following products

i3 - A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.

Witch - Welcome to the world of W. i. t. c. h.

KDE Plasma Desktop - Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE.

Hyperswitch - HyperSwitch provides a compelling alternative to HyperDock for keyboard junkies. What's New

Openbox - Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

Contexts - Switch between application windows effortlessly — with Fast Search, a better Command-Tab, a Sidebar or even a quick gesture. Free trial available.

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