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MangoWC vs SwayFX: catalog facts
MangoWC	SwayFX

Best for: Linux users who want a light dwl-style tiling compositor with animations	Best for: Sway users who want visual effects on a tiling Wayland desktop
Free Free to build and use from its GitHub repository.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Lightweight dwl base Several tiling layouts Window animations	Keeps Sway's tiling behaviour and configuration Adds blur, rounded corners and shadows Packaging help for Debian and Nix
Linux only Smaller community than larger compositors	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 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 MangoWC github.com/DreamMaoMao/mangowc Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for SwayFX github.com/wlrfx/swayfx Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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