Software:Hyprland
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| Original author(s) | Vaxry[1] |
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| Stable release | 0.55
/ May 9, 2026[2] |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
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| License | BSD 3-Clause[3] |
| Website | {{{1}}} |
Hyprland is a dynamic tiling window manager and compositing manager for Wayland written in C++. Hyprland officially supports Arch Linux and NixOS, with unofficial support for other Linux distributions like Fedora and Gentoo.[4][5]
Features
Hyprland includes support for dynamic tiling[6][7], tabbed windows and a custom renderer providing window animations, support for rounded corners, uses the Dual-Kawase blur technique when rendering transparent windows, among other rendering capabilities. It additionally features extensive configurability and extensibility through a Lua-based configuration system that was added in the 0.55 release.[8] Before 0.55, Hyprland used a configuration language called hyprlang with the primary configuration being stored in ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf.[7][9]
Hyprland is keyboard centric, making heavy use of keyboard shortcuts to perform actions.[10] The default installation of Hyprland comes with no panels or docks and consists primarily of a black screen with a prompt to a few shortcuts to get a user started.[5] The user can then modify the existing auto-generated config to customize the window manager to their workflow.[5][9] Roine Bertelson from MakeUseOf noted that Hyprland was not for everyone especially if they wanted everything configured out of the box, but rather the customizability allowed for each user to define their own settings and shortcuts allowing users to configure their desktops to suit their workflows.[5]
Reception
Hyprland has been praised for its customizability.[11][5] In 2025, Framework Computer sponsored the Hyprland project, although it received criticism due to claims that the Hyprland community may be toxic.[12]
Hyprland is the default window manager of Omarchy, a Linux distribution built on top of Arch Linux.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "vaxerski (Vaxry) · GitHub". https://github.com/vaxerski.
- ↑ "Hyprland 0.55 Released With Lua-Based Configuration, User-Defined Layouts". May 9, 2026. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.55-Wayland-Comp.
- ↑ "Hyprland license at main/LICENSE". https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/blob/main/LICENSE.
- ↑ "Installation - Hyprland Wiki". https://wiki.hypr.land/Getting-Started/Installation/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Bertelson, Roine (2026-04-04). "I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it" (in en). https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-hyprland-understand-why-linux-users-wont-stop-talking-about/.
- ↑ LeFebvre, Rob (2026-05-05). "I switched to a tiling WM and stopped wasting time on window management" (in en). https://www.makeuseof.com/i-tried-a-tiling-window-manager-on-my-linux-macbook-and-stopped-wasting-time-on-window-management/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "4 Linux distros that made Hyprland easy to use - and this one seriously impressed me" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/top-linux-distributions-hyprland/.
- ↑ Borisov, Bobby (2026-05-09). "Hyprland 0.55 Brings Lua Configs and User-Defined Layouts" (in en-US). https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-55-brings-lua-configs-and-user-defined-layouts/.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "⮞⮞ Start Here ⮜⮜" (in en). https://wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/Start/.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "I struggled with Hyprland for months, until this Arch-based distro fixed it" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/omarchy-linux-distro-makes-hyprland-usable/.
- ↑ Edmonds, Rich (2025-03-30). "5 ways Hyprland transformed how I use my Linux laptop" (in en). https://www.xda-developers.com/how-hyprland-improved-my-laptop-workflow/.
- ↑ Claburn, Thomas (2025-10-14). "Framework flame war erupts over Linux controversy" (in en-US). https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/10/14/framework-flame-war-erupts-over-linux-controversy/1466815.
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