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dwl vs MangoWC: catalog facts
dwl	MangoWC
Best for: dwm users moving to Wayland who want a minimal tiling compositor	Best for: Linux users who want a light dwl-style tiling compositor with animations
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to build and use from its GitHub repository.
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	Lightweight dwl base Several tiling layouts All 3 strengths for MangoWC Lightweight dwl base Several tiling layouts Window animations
Customisation usually means editing source and recompiling Minimal by design, so bars and extras come from other tools	Linux only Smaller community than larger compositors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
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 MangoWC github.com/DreamMaoMao/mangowc Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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