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dwl vs Hyprland: catalog facts
dwl	Hyprland
Best for: dwm users moving to Wayland who want a minimal tiling compositor	Best for: Arrange Linux application windows with a configurable tiling Wayland compositor
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux	Linux
dwm-style dynamic tiling on Wayland Small C codebase built on wlroots All 4 strengths for dwl dwm-style dynamic tiling on Wayland Small C codebase built on wlroots Community patch collection for extra features Actively maintained	Supports dynamic tiling and animations Provides extensive keyboard and layout configuration
Customisation usually means editing source and recompiling Minimal by design, so bars and extras come from other tools	Requires compatible Wayland graphics support and manual configuration.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for dwl codeberg.org/dwl/dwl Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Hyprland hyprland.org github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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