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Sway
On the record
- Dependencies
- Building from source requires wlroots, Wayland, pcre2, json-c, pango, and cairo, among other dependencies.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Sway is documented through manpages, including the sway configuration manual.swaywm.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- i3 compatibility
- Sway works with existing i3 configurations and supports most i3 features, plus extras.swaywm.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Sway is available as a package in many Linux distributions and can also be compiled from source.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The Sway repository lists the MIT license.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Optional components
- The README lists swaybg for wallpaper and gdk-pixbuf2 for additional system tray image formats as optional dependencies.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Product
- Sway is a tiling Wayland compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11.swaywm.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Recent feature
- Sway 1.12 added support for capturing individual windows and HDR10 when using the Vulkan renderer.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Related project
- The Sway site says the project also maintains wlroots as a modular basis for Sway and other Wayland compositors.swaywm.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Release security
- The project says its releases are signed with key E88F5E48 and published on GitHub.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Release signing
- Sway releases are signed with key E88F5E48 and published on GitHub.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Source build
- Building from source uses Meson and Ninja and depends on wlroots, Wayland, PCRE2, json-c, Pango, and Cairo.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Startup
- Sway can be run from a TTY or from a display manager.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project README directs users to the #sway IRC channel on Libera Chat.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- What it is
- Sway is a tiling Wayland compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11.swaywm.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Window layout
- It arranges application windows in a grid by default and lets users manipulate them using the keyboard.swaywm.org · read 10 Oct 2026
- Window management
- It arranges application windows logically in a grid by default, and windows can be manipulated using the keyboard.swaywm.org · read 11 Oct 2026
