Awesome niri

niri is a scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor.

This is a curated list of resources related to niri.

Please read the contributing guidelines before contributing to this list.

Contents

• Official Resources
• Packages
• Tools
• Bars and Widgets
• Custom Shells
• DE Integration
• Distro Integration
• Rices

Official Resources

• niri Matrix Channel - The official Matrix channel for niri, where you can ask questions and get help from the community.
• niri Wiki - The official wiki for niri, containing installation instructions and usage guides.

Packages

• Community Packages - A list of community maintained packages for niri.
• niri Flake - A Nix flake for niri, providing a convenient way to install and manage niri on NixOS.

Tools

• niri-float-sticky - A utility to make floating windows visible across all workspaces in niri — similar to "sticky windows" in other compositors.
• niri-screen-time - A utility that collects information about how much time you spend in each application.
• niri-scripts - A collection of scripts to enhance the niri experience.
• niri-session-manager - Automatically save and restore windows in the niri Wayland compositor.
• niri-tag - A single workspace, tag-based window management system for niri, featuring full IPC for shell integrations.
• niriswitcher - An application switcher for niri, with support for workspaces and automatic dark mode.
• Nirius - Utility commands for the niri.
• nsticky - A utility to make windows visible across all workspaces in niri.
• vim-niri-nav - Seamless navigation between niri windows and (neo)vim splits with the same key bindings.

Bars and Widgets

• bar-rs - A simple status bar, written using iced-rs.
• eww-niri-workspaces - A rust binary that outputs workspace information from niri-ipc to be consumed by eww.
• Ignis - A widget framework for building desktop shells, written and configurable in Python.
• Waybar - Highly customizable Wayland bar based on GTK.

Custom Shells

• DankMaterialShell - Quickshell based shell featuring Material 3 design principles, with a heavy focus on functionality and customizability.
• desktop-shell - Custom AGS shell for wayland compositors supporting wayland-layer-shell.
• IgnisNiriShell - An Ignis based shell for niri.
• Noctalia - It may just be another quickshell setup but it won't get in your way.

DE Integration

• niri on Cosmic - A Cosmic extension that allows niri as a session option, allowing you to use niri with the Cosmic desktop environment.
• niri on LXQt - LXQt is a lightweight Qt-based desktop environment that allows setting niri as compositor, while its modules can also be used standalone in niri-session.

Distro Integration

• Pika OS - PikaOS is a Debian sid based Linux distribution focused on gaming and performance optimization, which provides a niri edition ISO.

Rices

• Setup Showcase - A showcase of niri setups, where users can share their configurations and get inspiration from others.