xclicker VS compton

Compare xclicker vs compton and see what are their differences.

compton

A lightweight compositor for X11 [Moved to: https://github.com/yshui/picom] (by yshui)
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xclicker compton
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415 1,774
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5.3 8.3
8 days ago about 3 years ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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xclicker

Posts with mentions or reviews of xclicker. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-31.
  • xclicker VS maxautoclicker - a user suggested alternative
    2 projects | 31 Aug 2022
  • XClicker v1.4.0
    1 project | /r/linux_gaming | 8 Jun 2022
    I will also have to thank everyone for all the support, that XClicker now almost has 200 stars and 20k downloads, and that XClicker now has became the "to go" autoclicker for linux! <3 https://github.com/robiot/xclicker/releases/tag/v1.4.0
  • Probono, creator of AppImage, in an attempt to get AppImage support, is banned from the OBS Studio organization on GitHub after downright rude comments and accuses them of supporting Flatpak because of the bounty offered by RH. "In any event, please do not bother our project anymore"
    9 projects | /r/linux | 23 May 2022
    Double-click run apps are fantastic for one time use apps (i.e. I needed an autoclicker, this got me set up in less than 30 seconds and I never left my browser)
  • GLIBC_2.34 not found (required by /app/extra/xxx)
    2 projects | /r/flatpak | 19 Mar 2022
    runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform runtime-version: "21.08" sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk command: xclicker-start desktop-file-name-suffix: " (Flatpak)" finish-args: - --share=ipc - --socket=x11 - --socket=pulseaudio - --socket=ssh-auth - --share=network - --device=all - --filesystem=xdg-config/gtk-3.0 - --filesystem=host - --allow=devel - --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications - --talk-name=org.freedesktop.secrets - --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak - --filesystem=xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro - --talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar - --talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar.* - --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.login1 modules: - name: ImageMagick config-opts: - --enable-static=no - --with-modules - --disable-docs - --disable-deprecated - --without-autotrace - --without-bzlib - --without-djvu - --without-dps - --without-fftw - --without-fontconfig - --without-fpx - --without-freetype - --without-gvc - --without-jbig - --without-jpeg - --without-lcms - --without-lzma - --without-magick-plus-plus - --without-openexr - --without-openjp2 - --without-pango - --without-raqm - --without-tiff - --without-webp - --without-wmf - --without-x - --without-xml - --without-zlib sources: - type: archive url: https://imagemagick.org/download/releases/ImageMagick-7.0.10-7.tar.xz sha256: 7a0365e20eeef2129cb8ffee1acf1d21cdbc2ea8b57ce2941c6ca0e935d4f843 - name: xclicker buildsystem: simple build-commands: - . ${FLATPAK_BUILDER_BUILDDIR}/build sources: - type: file path: apply_extra.sh - type: file path: xclicker-build.sh dest-filename: build - type: script dest-filename: xclicker.sh commands: - exec /app/extra/usr/bin/xclicker - type: file dest-filename: xclicker.deb only-arches: [x86_64] url: https://github.com/robiot/xclicker/releases/download/v1.3.2/xclicker_1.3.2_amd64.deb sha256: 01c28c8354d5c47d0311875164dfd2666e1d1f5c697b495c1e060645a591245e x-checker-data: type: debian-repo package-name: xclicker root: https://github.com/robiot/xclicker/releases dist: stable component: main - type: extra-data filename: xclicker.deb only-arches: [x86_64] url: https://github.com/robiot/xclicker/releases/download/v1.3.2/xclicker_1.3.2_amd64.deb sha256: 01c28c8354d5c47d0311875164dfd2666e1d1f5c697b495c1e060645a591245e size: 17132 x-checker-data: type: debian-repo package-name: xclicker root: https://github.com/robiot/xclicker/releases dist: stable component: main
  • XDoTool Autoclicker for ubuntu/kubuntu
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 11 Mar 2022
    may i alternatively suggest XClicker?
  • Autoclicker for linux
    2 projects | /r/minecraftclients | 7 Jan 2022
  • good autoclicker for linux??
    1 project | /r/minecraftclients | 30 Oct 2021
  • XClicker - A Fast Gui Autoclicker For Linux
    2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 21 Oct 2021
    Alright, thank you for your report. I will try to look into it and see if anyone else can reproduce the issue. https://github.com/robiot/XClicker/issues/8
  • XClicker - A New Fast Gui Autoclicker For Linux
    1 project | /r/C_Programming | 21 Oct 2021
  • XClicker - A gui autoclicker for linux that I made :)
    1 project | /r/linux | 21 Oct 2021

compton

Posts with mentions or reviews of compton. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-21.
  • picom glx backend error
    2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 21 Mar 2021
    # # Backend # ################################# # Backend to use: "xrender" or "glx". # GLX backend is typically much faster but depends on a sane driver. backend = "glx"; #backend = "glx" ################################# # # GLX backend # ################################# glx-no-stencil = true; # GLX backend: Copy unmodified regions from front buffer instead of redrawing them all. # My tests with nvidia-drivers show a 10% decrease in performance when the whole screen is modified, # but a 20% increase when only 1/4 is. # My tests on nouveau show terrible slowdown. glx-copy-from-front = true; # GLX backend: Use MESA_copy_sub_buffer to do partial screen update. # My tests on nouveau shows a 200% performance boost when only 1/4 of the screen is updated. # May break VSync and is not available on some drivers. # Overrides --glx-copy-from-front. # glx-use-copysubbuffermesa = true; # GLX backend: Avoid rebinding pixmap on window damage. # Probably could improve performance on rapid window content changes, but is known to break things on some driv> # Recommended if it works. # glx-no-rebind-pixmap = true; # GLX backend: GLX buffer swap method we assume. # Could be undefined (0), copy (1), exchange (2), 3-6, or buffer-age (-1). # undefined is the slowest and the safest, and the default value. # copy is fastest, but may fail on some drivers, # 2-6 are gradually slower but safer (6 is still faster than 0). # Usually, double buffer means 2, triple buffer means 3. # buffer-age means auto-detect using GLX_EXT_buffer_age, supported by some drivers. # Useless with --glx-use-copysubbuffermesa. # Partially breaks --resize-damage. # Defaults to undefined. glx-swap-method = "'use-damage = true'"; ################################# # # Shadows # ################################# # Enabled client-side shadows on windows. shadow = true; # The blur radius for shadows. (default 12) shadow-radius = 20; # The left offset for shadows. (default -15) shadow-offset-x = -20; # The top offset for shadows. (default -15) shadow-offset-y = -20; # The translucency for shadows. (default .75) shadow-opacity = 0.5; log-level = "warn"; mark-wmwin-focused = true; # Mark all non-WM but override-redirect windows active (e.g. menus). mark-ovredir-focused = true; # Use EWMH _NET_WM_ACTIVE_WINDOW to determine which window is focused instead of using FocusIn/Out events. # Usually more reliable but depends on a EWMH-compliant WM. use-ewmh-active-win = true; # Detect rounded corners and treat them as rectangular when --shadow-ignore-shaped is on. detect-rounded-corners = true; # Detect _NET_WM_OPACITY on client windows, useful for window managers not passing _NET_WM_OPACITY of client wi> # This prevents opacity being ignored for some apps. # For example without this enabled my xfce4-notifyd is 100% opacity no matter what. detect-client-opacity = true; # Specify refresh rate of the screen. # If not specified or 0, compton will try detecting this with X RandR extension. refresh-rate = 0; # Vertical synchronization: match the refresh rate of the monitor # this breaks transparency in virtualbox - put a "#" before next line to fix that # vsync = true; # Enable DBE painting mode, intended to use with VSync to (hopefully) eliminate tearing. # Reported to have no effect, though. dbe = false; # Limit compton to repaint at most once every 1 / refresh_rate second to boost performance. # This should not be used with --vsync drm/opengl/opengl-oml as they essentially does --sw-opti's job already, # unless you wish to specify a lower refresh rate than the actual value. #sw-opti = true; # Unredirect all windows if a full-screen opaque window is detected, to maximize performance for full-screen wi> # Known to cause flickering when redirecting/unredirecting windows. unredir-if-possible = false; # Specify a list of conditions of windows that should always be considered focused. focus-exclude = [ ]; # Use WM_TRANSIENT_FOR to group windows, and consider windows in the same group focused at the same time. detect-transient = true; # Use WM_CLIENT_LEADER to group windows, and consider windows in the same group focused at the same time. # WM_TRANSIENT_FOR has higher priority if --detect-transient is enabled, too. detect-client-leader = true; ################################# # # Window type settings # ################################# wintypes: { tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = true; opacity = 0.9; focus = true;}; dock = { shadow = false; } dnd = { shadow = false; } popup_menu = { opacity = 0.9; } dropdown_menu = { opacity = 0.9; } }; ###################### # # XSync # See: https://github.com/yshui/compton/commit/b18d46bcbdc35a3b5620d817dd46fbc76485c20d # ###################### # Use X Sync fence to sync clients' draw calls. Needed on nvidia-drivers with GLX backend for some users. xrender-sync-fence = true;

What are some alternatives?

When comparing xclicker and compton you can also consider the following projects:

key-mapper - 🎮 An easy to use tool to change the mapping of your input device buttons. [Moved to: https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper]

picom - A lightweight compositor for X11

rbtray - A fork of RBTray from http://sourceforge.net/p/rbtray/code/.

wayward - Fast desktop shell for wayland and weston.

i3 - A fork of the i3 window manager with gaps and some other features. :warning: i3-gaps has been merged into i3.

imv - Image viewer for X11/Wayland

gxkb - 🇺🇦 🇵🇱 🇱🇹 X11 keyboard indicator and switcher

maxautoclicker - Mouse Auto Clicker for Windows and Linux Desktops (by mautosoft)

FrankenWM - 🖼️ Fast dynamic tiling X11 window manager

azpainter - Full color painting software for Unix-like systems for illustration drawing. This is un-official little fixed repository for package maintainers of image editor AzPainter (based on "mlib" toolkit). Official repository - http://azsky2.html.xdomain.jp/soft/azpainter.html

find-cursor - Highlight the cursor position in X11