Shell Sway

Open-source Shell projects categorized as Sway

Top 23 Shell Sway Projects

  1. sway-launcher-desktop

    TUI Application launcher with Desktop Entry support. Made for SwayWM, but runs anywhere

  2. AppSignal

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  3. dotfiles

    Sway acid dark (by eoli3n)

  4. tmux-tilish

    Plugin which makes tmux work and feel like i3wm

  5. Sway-DE

    🏠 Sway desktop environment dotfile installation for Arch Linux

  6. dotfiles

    dotfiles (https://tty.fail/mrus/dotfiles) (by mrusme)

  7. emacs-gcc-wayland-devel-builder

    Emacs with native compilation ("gcc") and Wayland support

  8. .dotfiles

    Config files for *nix and Sway tiling wm, branches for different distros/computers (by dpgraham4401)

  9. SaaSHub

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  10. claudebar

    Claude Code usage limits for Waybar and the Omarchy shell. Session, weekly, per-model, and extra-usage costs. Bash, AUR. (by mryll)

    Project mention: Show HN: macOS menu bar gauges for your Claude Code quota | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-10
  11. config

    .files (by kkga)

  12. wireguard-rofi-waybar

    Plugin for Waybar and rofi to use NetworkManager's WireGuard capabilities

  13. wireguard-manager

    A Waybar extension to manage a Wireguard connection using Systemd and Rofi. (by Klafyvel)

  14. dotfiles

    My personal set of dotfiles (Managed with Stow) (by mxdevmanuel)

  15. i3-new-workspace

    Create a new i3/sway workspace with next lowest available number.

  16. bitwarden-dmenu

    Wrapper for Bitwarden https://github.com/bitwarden/cli and any dmenu compatible menu, like wofi. Suitable for wayland WMs! 🎉

  17. dotfiles

    My dotfiles, with an out-of-date install-script. Arch, Tiling WM (i3, sway), ZSH, Neovim (by naibaf0)

  18. dotfiles

    :house_with_garden: (by 0rtz)

  19. sway2k

    Swaying Windows in Wayland 🎏🛣

  20. dmenuWacom

    DMenuWacom is a script that allows you to manage Wacom graphics tablets, allows you to remap keys, create custom profiles and even select a screen of your choice. It is meant for zsh so to run it among the dependencies it requires that too, but actually even if you use bash as the default shell, the important thing is to have zsh installed

  21. ultra-low-brightness

    Ultra-low brightness control for Hyprland/Omarchy - Fix the 'minimum is still too bright' problem with 1-5% log-scaled granular steps

    Project mention: Built a tool to fix the 'minimum brightness is still too bright' problem on Hyprland | dev.to | 2025-12-04
  22. swabai

    SWABAI (Wrapper for the Sway/i3/Yabai tiling window managers)

  23. dotfiles

    These are my dotfiles. There are many like them, but these ones are mine. (by arg)

  24. swarofi-updater

    A GUI Updater & Waybar Applet for Fedora Sway Atomic

  25. dotfiles

    Personal dotfiles I use for Sway on my ArchLinux laptop and MacOS (by FedericoAntoniazzi)

  26. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Sway projects in Shell? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 sway-launcher-desktop 683
2 dotfiles 574
3 tmux-tilish 495
4 Sway-DE 361
5 dotfiles 98
6 emacs-gcc-wayland-devel-builder 89
7 .dotfiles 66
8 claudebar 59
9 config 42
10 wireguard-rofi-waybar 40
11 wireguard-manager 34
12 dotfiles 33
13 i3-new-workspace 28
14 bitwarden-dmenu 26
15 dotfiles 23
16 dotfiles 20
17 sway2k 18
18 dmenuWacom 15
19 ultra-low-brightness 15
20 swabai 12
21 dotfiles 11
22 swarofi-updater 10
23 dotfiles 10

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