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Hyprland vs Wayfire: catalog facts
Hyprland	Wayfire
Best for: Arrange Linux application windows with a configurable tiling Wayland compositor	Best for: Linux users who want a customisable Wayland compositor with effects
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free Free, with source code on GitHub.
Linux	Linux
Supports dynamic tiling and animations Provides extensive keyboard and layout configuration	Plugin-based design for window management and effects Improved fractional scaling in the 0.11 release All 3 strengths for Wayfire Plugin-based design for window management and effects Improved fractional scaling in the 0.11 release Lightweight compositor with desktop effects
Requires compatible Wayland graphics support and manual configuration.	Linux and Wayland only Releases can be far apart All 3 limitations for Wayfire Linux and Wayland only Releases can be far apart Needs configuration to build a full desktop
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 Wayfire wayfire.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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