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Hyprland vs Cagebreak: catalog facts
Hyprland	Cagebreak
Best for: Arrange Linux application windows with a configurable tiling Wayland compositor	Best for: Ratpoison fans who want a keyboard-only tiling compositor on Wayland
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Supports dynamic tiling and animations Provides extensive keyboard and layout configuration	Fully keyboard-driven tiling on Wayland Signed releases with documented hashes All 3 strengths for Cagebreak Fully keyboard-driven tiling on Wayland Signed releases with documented hashes Man pages and example configurations included
Requires compatible Wayland graphics support and manual configuration.	Minimal by design, with no decorations or visual extras Smaller user base than sway or Hyprland
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Hyprland hyprland.org github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Cagebreak github.com/project-repo/cagebreak Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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