Hyprland

Project Overview

Hyprland is a fully independent, dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that delivers stunning visuals without compromising performance and usability. It supports the latest Wayland features, is highly customizable, and offers rich visual effects and a powerful plugin system.

Key Features

• Eyecandy: Gradient borders, blur effects, animations, glow, shadows, and more
• Highly customizable: Extensive configuration options
• 100% independent: No wlroots, libweston, kwin, or mutter
• Plugin support: Built-in plugin manager with a powerful plugin system
• Tearing support: Better gaming performance
• Instant reload: Configuration reloads upon saving
• Flexible window management: Tiling/pseudo-tiling/floating/fullscreen, special workspaces (scratchpads), window groups (tabbed mode)
• Powerful rules: Window/monitor/layer rules
• Extensive layouts: Dwindle, Scrolling, Master, Monocle, custom layouts with Lua

Target Audience

• Linux desktop users who value aesthetics and performance
• Developers and power users who want deep customization
• Wayland compositor enthusiasts

Quick Start

1. Follow the Installation Guide
2. Read the Master Tutorial
3. Refer to the Configuration Guide

Core Advantages

• 100% independent implementation
• Stunning visuals with high customizability
• Active development with rapid iteration
• Powerful plugin ecosystem

System Requirements

• OS: Linux (Wayland environment)