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Hyprland: Customizable Wayland Compositor

Name: Hyprland: Customizable Wayland Compositor
Author: hyprwm

Get a dynamic tiling compositor for your workflow, ideal for founders needing a customizable desktop solution, backed by 37k+ GitHub stars

From the repo · “Hyprland is an independent, highly customizable, dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn't sacrifice on its looks.”

38,944 stars+64★ this week2,080 forksC++Guide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jul 29Updated 10/21/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Hyprland is a highly customizable, dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that allows for efficient window management and personalized desktop experiences.

When to use it

•You need a highly customizable desktop environment
•You want a dynamic tiling window manager for improved productivity
•You're looking for a Wayland compositor that prioritizes both functionality and aesthetics

Ready-to-paste prompt

echo 'exec Hyprland' >> ~/.xinitrc && startx -- -l

Heads up: Hyprland requires a relatively recent version of the Rust compiler (at least 1.64) to build successfully, so ensure your system has the correct version installed before attempting to compile

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hyprland && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hyprland/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hyprland/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Hyprland: Customizable Wayland Compositor works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Hyprland: Customizable Wayland Compositor is a very large C++ project (~145k lines across 917 code files, plus 90 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, BSD-3-Clause license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~145k lines · 917 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

C++

No API keys detected

C++ 95%GLSL 2%Shell 1%CMake 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
src/main.cpp
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here
4
example/hyprland.desktop.in
A worked example — copy this to get going

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic902 files

example/Examples you can copy10 files

docs/Documentation5 files

hyprtester/Folder68 files

hyprpm/Folder23 files

protocols/Folder13 files

hyprctl/Folder11 files

start/Folder9 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksExamples includedBSD-3-Clause licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hyprland && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hyprland/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hyprland/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

Quick Actions

Details

Creator

hyprwm

Language

C++

Do this with a working workflow

Pages we wrote and tested that put a skill like this to work — importable n8n templates, outcome guides and Claude Desktop configs.

Outcome guide

Score your leads by ideal-customer fit

You describe your ideal customer once and keep leads in a Google Sheet. The workflow scores each 1–5 for fit with a one-line reason, so you sort and work the best first.