Niri is a dynamic, scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor built for Linux composed around columns laid out infinitely to the right. It supports multi-monitor setups, fractional scaling, floating windows, NVIDIA drivers, and input devices like tablets and touchpads. Stable for daily usage, many users have adopted it as their primary Wayland environment.

Features

  • Infinite horizontal scrollable tiling layout
  • Multi-monitor support with mixed DPI and fractional scaling
  • Floating window capability
  • NVIDIA GPU compatibility
  • Input support: tablets, touchpads, touchscreens mapping
  • Stable for day-to-day use

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Categories

Wayland Compositors

License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Operating Systems

Linux

Programming Language

Rust

Related Categories

Rust Wayland Compositors

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2025-07-09
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