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Hyprland vs SwayFX: catalog facts
Hyprland	SwayFX
Best for: Arrange Linux application windows with a configurable tiling Wayland compositor	Best for: Sway users who want visual effects on a tiling Wayland desktop
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	Keeps Sway's tiling behaviour and configuration Adds blur, rounded corners and shadows All 3 strengths for SwayFX Keeps Sway's tiling behaviour and configuration Adds blur, rounded corners and shadows Packaging help for Debian and Nix
Requires compatible Wayland graphics support and manual configuration.	Linux and Wayland only Effects add overhead compared with plain Sway All 3 limitations for SwayFX Linux and Wayland only Effects add overhead compared with plain Sway Tracks upstream Sway, so features may lag behind it
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
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 SwayFX github.com/wlrfx/swayfx Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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