Projects sharing features with Wayfire

This project is an X11 window system server that coordinates graphical output and input devices. It functions as a display server, a hardware driver manager for graphics and input modules, and a graphics server capable of rendering directly to a generic framebuffer. The server provides multi-seat display management to isolate input and display devices for different concurrent users. It also implements namespace isolation to separate clients and restrict resource access, preventing interference between different user sessions or processes. The system manages GPU driver integration through dyn

mini.nvim is a comprehensive library of independent modules designed to extend Neovim with a wide array of navigation, user interface, and text manipulation tools. It serves as a modular plugin collection, a UI toolkit for creating custom statuslines and notifications, and a package manager for installing and pinning external plugins from Git. The project provides a specialized fuzzy picker framework for filtering files and symbols, an LSP completion engine with interactive snippet expansion, and a dedicated plugin test framework that uses headless editor instances and remote procedure calls

This project is a cross-platform library designed for desktop application development, providing a unified interface for window management, input handling, and hardware-accelerated graphics. It serves as a foundational framework that abstracts platform-specific windowing protocols and graphics APIs, enabling developers to create interactive software that functions consistently across Windows, macOS, and Linux. The library distinguishes itself by providing deep integration with low-level graphics APIs, specifically OpenGL and Vulkan. It manages the complexities of graphics context initializati

FanControl is a system utility for Windows that provides comprehensive thermal management and fan speed regulation. It functions as a background service, ensuring that cooling configurations remain active from system boot without requiring an active user session. The software distinguishes itself through a modular plugin architecture that supports proprietary hardware controllers, liquid cooling systems, and third-party sensors. Users can define complex cooling behaviors by mapping multiple temperature inputs to fan outputs using graphical curves and mathematical operations, while incorporati

Borderless-Gaming is a borderless window manager and desktop window controller designed to remove window borders from applications. It functions as a game windowing utility that converts windowed video games into borderless windows to simulate a fullscreen experience. The tool focuses on gaming multitasking workflows by eliminating the delays associated with switching between fullscreen applications and other active programs. It maximizes the usable screen area by removing window decorations from both games and general desktop applications. The system handles window management by forcing win

Cerebro is a desktop application launcher and search interface that provides a minimalist overlay for finding files, launching software, and executing web queries. It functions as a centralized command bar designed for desktop productivity and rapid system navigation. The project features an extensible plugin framework and a modular architecture, allowing third-party add-ons to integrate new tools and capabilities through a standardized API. It also includes a customizable theme engine that enables users to adjust the visual appearance and styles of the workspace interface. The interface sup

Fusuma is a gesture recognition daemon and multitouch input mapper for Linux systems. It operates as a background service that monitors raw input devices and translates trackpad swipes, pinches, and rotations into user-defined shell commands and keyboard shortcuts. The system utilizes a modular input framework that allows for device-specific filtering to ensure gestures are only processed from designated touchpads. It features a plugin architecture that enables the integration of external modules for custom gesture configurations and keyboard event emulation. The software covers input automa

RoadRunner is a high-performance application server and process manager designed to serve PHP applications using a persistent worker model. It eliminates bootload overhead and initialization time by keeping application processes alive between requests, acting as a protocol-agnostic proxy that routes traffic to a pool of supervised workers. The server is built with a plugin-based modular architecture, allowing it to be extended with custom Go plugins and compiled into tailored binaries. It distinguishes itself by providing a unified execution model for a wide array of communication protocols,

TouchEGG is a multi-touch gesture recognizer and input bridge for Linux that operates as a background service. It detects gestures on touchpads and touchscreens, mapping swipes, pinches, and taps to specific system actions across different display protocols. The tool functions as an input device gesture mapper, converting touch patterns into keyboard shortcuts, mouse clicks, or the execution of arbitrary shell commands. It allows for the definition of custom gesture-based triggers to manage window states and navigate virtual desktops. The system handles input emulation for both keyboard comb

go-astilectron is a cross-platform GUI framework and binding that enables the creation of desktop software by combining a compiled Go backend with an Electron frontend. It functions as an inter-process communication bridge, utilizing an asynchronous messaging system to exchange JSON events and synchronize state between the Go process and the JavaScript user interface. The project provides a native desktop API wrapper to orchestrate system-level features from the backend. This includes the ability to manage browser windows, construct native application menus, and control system tray icons and

Webmin is a web-based administration interface for Unix systems. It provides a centralized console for managing the full range of server administration tasks — users and groups, software packages, storage, network configuration, system services, and security — all through a browser. Its modular architecture allows separate modules to handle databases (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL), web servers (Apache), DNS (BIND), email (Sendmail, Dovecot), file sharing (Samba, NFS), and more, with a unified access control system that restricts what each administrator can see and do. What sets Webmin apart is

Walker is a centralized search interface and application launcher designed to find and start installed software, system tools, and local files. It functions as a single entry point for executing desktop applications, running shell commands, and managing system scripts. The project uses a provider-based plugin architecture to extend its capabilities via independent modules. It allows for deep visual and behavioral customization through CSS styling, XML-defined layout templates, and layered configuration overrides. The system includes integrated productivity tooling for mathematical calculatio

Calibre is a comprehensive suite for digital library management, serving as a centralized hub for organizing, converting, and editing e-book collections. It functions as a multi-purpose platform that combines a relational database for metadata tracking with a powerful processing engine capable of transforming document formats and restructuring internal markup. Beyond local management, the software acts as a content server, enabling users to host their libraries over a network for remote access and reading via standard web browsers. The project distinguishes itself through its deep extensibili

Hammerspoon is a programmable automation engine for macOS that enables deep system-level control through a Lua scripting environment. By bridging high-level scripts with native Objective-C APIs, it allows users to interact with the operating system's accessibility tree, intercept hardware input streams, and manage the lifecycle of running applications. The project distinguishes itself through an event-driven architecture that registers asynchronous hooks for system notifications and hardware events. This allows for real-time automation, such as remapping keyboard and mouse inputs, managing wi

V2Ray-agent is a shell-based orchestration tool designed to automate the deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of network proxy services. It provides a structured framework for setting up encrypted tunnels and managing proxy processes as persistent background services through system initialization managers. The project distinguishes itself through a modular architecture that integrates automated security certificate management and multi-user access control into the deployment workflow. By utilizing template-driven configuration generation and reverse proxy traffic multiplexing,

xv6 is a Unix-like educational operating system designed for teaching kernel concepts. It is implemented as an instructional kernel for x86 and RISC-V architectures, featuring a virtual memory manager and support for symmetric multiprocessing. The system is designed to demonstrate core OS principles through a simplified re-implementation of Unix Version 6. It provides a controlled environment for studying system calls, trap handling, and process lifecycles. Its capability surface covers process management, including scheduling and context switching, and memory management via page tables for

Searx is a privacy-respecting metasearch engine and search result aggregator. It functions as a self-hosted search proxy that queries diverse web services, databases, and local indices to present a single unified list of results. The project prevents user tracking and profiling by acting as an intermediary between the client and search services. It strips identifying information from queries, removes tracker URLs and HTTP referrers from outgoing links, and can route traffic through proxies or the Tor network to mask user identity. The system supports multilingual search and result filtering

skhd is a hotkey daemon and keyboard remapper for macOS. It operates as a background service that maps custom keyboard shortcuts to shell commands, scripts, and system actions. The utility features application-aware shortcut management, allowing the same hotkey to execute different commands depending on which application is focused. It also includes an input mode manager to define distinct operational modes that change how keys behave based on the active state. The system supports contextual routing through application-specific shortcuts and event exclusions to preserve native app behavior.

Slate is a keyboard-driven window manager and tiling system for macOS. It functions as a JavaScript-configurable automation tool and workflow orchestrator, allowing users to resize and position application windows through custom keystroke bindings and predefined spatial configurations. The project distinguishes itself by using a scripting API to define complex window manipulation logic, system event callbacks, and custom input mappings. This allows for the creation of sequenced action chains and the execution of external shell commands tied to specific keyboard shortcuts. Its capabilities in

Neko is a virtual desktop infrastructure platform that provides containerized browser isolation and remote desktop environments. It enables users to host secure, ephemeral browser instances that can be accessed and managed through a standard web browser, ensuring consistent execution across different host systems. The platform distinguishes itself through its collaborative capabilities, allowing multiple users to view and interact with a single shared browser session in real time. It synchronizes keyboard, mouse, and gamepad inputs from multiple participants while providing integrated tools f

River is a Wayland compositor and dynamic window manager that separates the core graphical display server from window management and layout policy logic. It functions as an external layout manager, delegating window positioning and input focus logic to an external process via a communication protocol. The system allows for dynamic manager swapping, enabling the active window management process to be replaced without terminating the graphical session. This non-monolithic design uses a stable communication interface to exchange state between the compositor and external managers. The project co

Budgie Desktop is a graphical workspace environment for Linux systems that integrates window management, application launching, and system control tools. Built upon the GTK toolkit, it provides a unified shell for organizing open windows and interacting with daily computing tasks. The environment distinguishes itself through a modular, plugin-based panel architecture that allows for the dynamic loading of applets into a shared container. It utilizes a centralized object-oriented framework to manage component lifecycles and relies on a dedicated service for secure, authenticated handling of ad

xdotool is a command-line utility for X11 desktop automation that simulates keyboard and mouse input and manages application windows. It functions as a scriptable tool that maps sequential text instructions to low-level library calls to control the X11 graphical environment. The project enables the generation of synthetic keyboard and mouse events to automate interactions with graphical user interfaces. It also acts as a window manager controller, allowing users to programmatically move, resize, focus, and organize application windows and virtual desktops. The tool covers a wide range of cap

Gamescope is a Wayland micro-compositor that manages frame rates, resolution upscaling, shader application, and virtual displays. It functions as a system to isolate applications within a sandboxed session and control their display output. The project provides a virtual display manager that spoofs resolution and refresh rates to create a consistent screen environment independent of physical hardware. It includes a GPU post-processing wrapper to apply visual shaders and filters to an application stream and a game resolution upscaler to improve visual clarity on larger displays. The system man

Arch-Hyprland is an automated installation framework and desktop configurator for Arch Linux. It provides a collection of scripts and configuration files to deploy the Hyprland Wayland window compositor and establish a complete visual workspace. The project includes a GPU driver automator that identifies and installs the correct graphics drivers and kernel modules to ensure hardware compatibility. It further automates the deployment of themes, icons, and display managers to create a cohesive desktop environment. The system handles package deployment through shell scripts and template-based c

ToaruOS is an independent operating system built from the ground up without external dependencies. It features a custom x86-64 kernel that supports symmetric multiprocessing and paging, paired with a graphical windowing system and a dedicated bytecode interpreter for application logic. The system distinguishes itself by integrating an embedded Python environment for system-level development and a custom graphical interface that handles its own window composition and text rendering. It includes a compatibility layer for third-party application support and a system package manager for handling

RetroBar is a Windows taskbar replacement and desktop customization tool designed to restore the classic visual style and layout of legacy operating system versions to modern Windows environments. It functions as a shell extension that replaces modern taskbar elements with a vintage aesthetic. The project includes a multi-monitor taskbar manager to organize and position navigation bars across several screens. It features a theme management system that applies predefined style sets or custom resource dictionaries to the interface. The software provides capabilities for interface localization