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Sway vs Cagebreak: catalog facts
Sway	Cagebreak
Best for: Use an i3-style tiling workflow on Wayland	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 much of the i3 configuration format Arranges windows with keyboard-driven layouts	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
Some X11 applications and workflows need compatibility layers or alternatives.	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: MIT	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 Sway swaywm.org github.com/swaywm/sway 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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